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CATALOGUE   OF   ORIGINAL   AND 
EARLY   EDITIONS   OF   ENGLISH   WRITERS 


I; 


ft)  CATALOGVE 


of  Original  and  Early  Editions 
of  fome  of  the  Poetical  and 
Profe  Works  of  Englifh 
Writers  from  Lang- 
land  to  Wither 

IVtth  Collations  &  Notes,  &■  Eighty-feven 

Facfimiles  of  Title-pages  and  Frontifpieces 

"Being  a  contribution  to  the  Bibliography 

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PREFACE. 

It  IS  an  undoubted  fact  that  the  mcreasing  study  of  Eng- 
lish literature  has,  i7t  the  past  few  years,  developed  new  in- 
terest i7i  the  origijial  editions  of  those  authors  whose  writings 
form  the  foundatio7i  of  that  literature.      This  is  true  not 
^    only  of  Englajid  but  also  of  America,  where  the  eagerness  of 
<        buyers  for  this  class  of  books  bears  witness  to  the  truth  of  the 
H       statement.     It  can  hardly  be  necessary  in  a  work  primarily 
\       addressed  to  the  members  of  the  Grolier  Club,  so  many  of 
^       whom  are  noted  collectoi's,  to  speak  of  the  value  and  peculiar 
interest  that  are  associated  with  first  editions,  not  only  when 
^       historically  considered,  but  also  from  the  fact  that  they  form 
^'       in  most  instances  the  original  source  to  which  all  qtiestions 
■      of  text  fnust  be  referred.     It  is  not,  however,  from  a  literary 
"N      or  critical  point  of  view  that  this  work  has  bee^i  prepared, 
^     but  rather  for  the  use  of  the  bibliographer  and  collector. 

American  collectors  of  old  English  literature  are  not  very 
numerous,  thotigh  their  number  is  constantly  increasing,  but 
it  seems  jtist  to  add  that  for  entJitisias7n  and  devotion  they 
are  not  excelled  by  any  class  of  collectors  in  the  land.  They 
have  always  labored  under  ?nany  disadvantages,  not  o?ily  in 
being  so  far  rei^ioved  from  the  source  of  supply,  the  London 
market,   but  sufferifig  further  in    not  having  at  command 


viii  Preface. 

for  comparison  and  st2idy  the  vast  treasures  contained  ifi  the 
British  Museum  and  other  English  public  libraries.  They 
have  thus  been  more  easily  disappointed  by  the  catalogues  of 
some  English  booksellers  and  auctioneei's  whose  tendency  to 
over-describe  and  quietly  omit  all  mention  of  imperfections 
has  been  unfortunately  but  too  commoji.  Notwithstanding 
these  discouragements  Am,erican  collectors  are  active  and  in- 
tellige7it,  a7id  have  secured  very  many  of  the  best  books  that 
have  come  07i  the  market  ifi  recent  years.  Their  influence 
is  decidedly  recognized  in  the  Lo7tdon  auction  rooms,  and 
their  willingiiess  to  pay  good  prices  for  firte  exa?nples  is  not 
the  least  factor  in  the  general  advatice  that  has  taken  place 
in  the  value  of  old  English  books.  The  books  described  in 
the  following  catalogue  are  with  very  few  exceptions  the 
property  of  members  of  the  Grolier  Club,  afid  most  of  them 
zvere  exhibited  at  the  club  in  the  spring  of  the  present  year. 
The  committee  having  the  exhibition  in  charge  intended  at 
fi7'st  to  issue  77ie7'ely  a  brief  catalogue  of  aidhors  a7id  titles, 
but  as  the  work  progressed  it  was  decided  to  cha7ige  the  pla7i 
and  give  ftdl  collations  and  descriptions  of  the  books,  together 
with  such  b7nef  7iotes  as  the  nature  of  the  work  required.  It 
was,  moreover,  thought  that  the  book  would  possess  g7'eater 
value  to  collectors  if  facsi77iiles  of  the  titles  of  a  niimber  of  the 
more  valuable  a7id  scarcer  works  were  give7i.  This  feature, 
while  common  i7i  Fre7ich  bibliographies,  has  7iever  bee7t  exte7t- 
sively  employed  in  a7iy  E7iglish  work  of  this  cha7'acter ;  and 
it  is  hoped  that  their  appeara7ice  here  for  the  first  ti77ie  will 
be  welcomed  by  stude7its  a7id  collectors  as  a  decided  help. 

In  regai'd  to  the  selection  of  volumes,  it  is  but  fair  to  say 
that  as  the  coi7imittee  has  bee7i  to  a  g7'eat  exte7it  li77iited  by 
the  mate7'ial  available  i7i  the  libraries  of  the  mem,bers  of  the 


Preface.  ix 

club,  it  must  be  distinctly  understood  that  this  work  does 
not  p7'etend  to  be  in  any  way  exhaustive  ;  it  is  no  more  than 
a  cont7'ibution  to  English  bibliography,  though  care  has  been 
taken  to  fnake  the  collection  as  far  as  possible  a  fairly  repre- 
sentative one,  and  it  is  believed  that  no  author  of  note  has 
been  entirely  omitted.  The  only  exceptio7is  are  in  the  depart- 
ments of  theology  and  the  drama, — the  first  from,  lack  of  ge7i- 
eral  ijitercst  in  this  class  of  literature  among  collectors,  and 
in  the  case  of  the  drama  for  the  reason  that  it  is  hoped  at  a 
future  time  to  take  up  this  class  by  itself.  Every  volume  in 
this  collection  has  been  personally  examined,  nothing  is  in- 
cluded that  has  not  been  carefully  collated  by  some  member  of 
the  committee,  and  whenever  possible  the  collation  has  been 
verified  by  reference  to  two  or  more  copies.  The  collations 
given  by  Collier,  Corser,  Huth,  Locker- Lam,pson,  and  Haz- 
litt  have  been  compared,  and  whenever  deviations  have  been 
found  the  fact  is  noted.  The  co7nmittee  is  conscious  that 
with  all  the  care  taken  errors  have  undoubtedly  escaped  notice, 
but  it  is  hoped  that  they  are  neither  numerous  nor  serious. 
Should  this  publication  m,eet  with  the  approval  of  the  mem- 
bers of  the  club,  and  especially  of  those  who  as  collectors  of 
old  English  literature  are  best  able  to  judge  of  its  value,  it 
is  the  purpose  of  the  committee  to  continue  the  works  and  to 
issue  further  volumes  covering  other  departments  and  periods 
of  English  literature. 

It  only  remains  to  thank  those  members  who  have  so  freely 
placed  their  books  at  the  disposal  of  the  committee,  and  who 
have  bee?t  so  uniformly  kind  and  courteous  in  assisting  i?t 
the  preparation  of  this  work. 

Grolier  Club,  April,  i8^j. 


LIST   OF   FACSIMILES. 


Artotypes.  Opposite 

Page 

Browne,  William.     Britannia's  Pastorals  [1613] 20 

Chapman,  George.     Homer's  "Batrachomyomachia"  [1624]     ...  27 

CoRYAT,  Thomas.     Coryats  Crudities,  161  i 39 

Drayton,  Michael.     Poly-Olbion  [161 2]      68 

Poems,  1630 74 

Heywood,  Thomas.     Gunaikeion,  1624 120 

JoNSON,  Ben.     Frontispiece  to  "  Q.  Horativs  Flaccus :    his  art  of 

poetry",  1640 130 

Scot,  Thomas.     Philomythie  or  Philomythologie,  1616 177 

Shelton,  Thomas.     History  of  Don  Qvichote i86 

Wither,  George,    Wither's  Motto,  162 1 ,.  237 

In  the  Text. 

Page 

Alexander,  Sir  William,  Earl  of  Stirling.    Aurora,  1604 2 

[Allot,  Robert.]     England's  Parnassus,  1600 3 

AscHAM,  Roger.     The  Scholemaster,  1570 5 

Bacon,   Francis.     The  proficience  and  aduancement  of  Learning, 

diuine  and  humane,  1605 9 

Bodenham,  John.     Wits  Theatre  of  the  little  World,  1599      ....  15 

Bel-vedere  or  The  Garden  of  the  Muses,  1600    .  16 

Burton,  Robert.     The  Anatomy  of  Melancholy,  162 i 22 

Chaucer,  Geoffrey.    Works,  1532 30 

Works,  1 561 33 

Works,  1 561  (second  title) 34 


xii  List  of  Facsimiles. 

,  Page 

Daniel,  Samuel.     Delia  and  Rosamond,  1594 42 

First  fowre  bookes  of  the  ciuile  warres,  1595     .    .  44 

First  fowre  bookes  of  the  ciuile  warres,  1595     .    .  46 

Panegyrike  congratvlatory  [n.  d.J 49 

Certaine  small  poems,  1605 52 

Davies,  John  (of  Hereford).    Wittes  Pilgrimage  [n.  d.] 57 

Davison,  Francis.     Poeticall  Rapsodie,  1621 59 

Douglas,  Gawin.     The  xiii  Bukes  of  Eneados,  1553 62 

Drant,  Thomas.     A  Medicinable  Morall,  1566 64 

Drayton,  Michael.     The  Owle,  1604 67 

Elyot,  Sir  Thomas,     The  Poke  named  the  Governour,  1553    .    .    .  75 

Fairfax,  Edward.    Tasso's  Godfrey  of  Bulloigne,  1600 77 

Fletcher,  Phineas.     The  Purple  Island,  1633 80 

Fraunce,  Abraham.     The  Countess  of  Pembrokes  Emanuel,  159 i    .  84 

Gascoigne,  George.     A  Hundreth  sundrie  Flowres  [n.  d.]     .    .    .    .  86 

The  Steele  Glas,  1576 89 

Portrait  of  Gascoigne  from  "  The  Steele  Glas  "     90 

The  pleasauntest  workes,  1587      93 

Gower,  John.     De  confessione  Amantis,  1532      95 

Greene,  Robert.     Pandosto,  The  Triumph  of  Time,  1592     ....  99 

A  Qvip  for  an  vpstart  Courtier,  1592 100 

Mamillia,  1593      102 

Hall,  Joseph.    Virgidemiarvm,  1602 106 

.     Certaine  worthye  Manvscript  Poems,  1597 108 

Harington,  Sir  John.     The  Metamorphosis  of  Aiax,  1596    ....  no 

Harvey,  Gabriel.     Pierces  Supererogation,  1593 113 

Heywood,  John.     The  Spider  and  the  Flie,  1556 115 

Works,  1562 117 

Higden,  Ranulf.     Polycronycon,  1527 122 

Hoby,  Sir  Thomas.    The  Covrtyer  of  Covnt  Baldessar  Castilio,  1561  124 

Howard,  Henry,  Earl  of  Surrey.     Songes  and  Sonnets,  1585    .    .    .  127 

James  I.     The  Essayes  of  a  Prentise,  1584 129 

JoNSON,  Ben.     Q.  Horatius  Flaccus:  His  Art  of  Poetry,  1640   ...  131 

Langland,  William.     The  Vision  of  Pierce  Plowman,  1550  .    .    .    .  133 

Latimer,  Hugh.     27  Sermons,  1562 136 

Lydgate,  John.     The  byrthe  of  our  moste  blessed  Lady,  1531  .    .    .  141 


List  of  Facsimiles.  xiii 


Page 


Lyly,  John.     Evphves.     The  Anatomy  of  Wit,  158 1 143 

Euphues  and  his  England,  1582 i^t 

Meres,  Francis.     Palladis  Tamia,  1598 140 

Mirror  for  Magistrates,  1563 iri 

Mirror  for  Magistrates,  the  last  part,  1578 154 

Mirror  for  Magistrates,  1610 le^ 

Moffat,  Thomas.     The  Silkewormes,  and  their  Flies,  1599     ....  158 

More,  Sir  Thomas.     Utopia,  155 1 160 

Nash,  Thomas.     Returne  of  the   renowned  Caualiero  Pasquill  of 

.   England,  1589 162 

Nash,  Thomas.    Strange  Newes,  Of  the  intercepting  certaine  Letters, 

etc.,  1593 165 

Nash,  Thomas.     Haue  with  you  to  Saflfron-walden,  1596 167 

Puttenham,  George.     The  Arte  of  English  Poesie,  1589 175 

Shakespeare,  William.     Lvcrece,  1594 182 

Sonnets,  1609 185 

Sidney,  Sir  Philip.     The  Covntess  of  Pembrokes  Arcadia    ....  188 

An  Apologie  for  Poetrie,  1595 190 

The  Defence  of  Poesie,  1595 191 

Skelton,  John.     Pithy  pleasaunt  and  profitable  workes,  1568     ...  193 

Southwell,  Robert.     Saint  Peters  Complaint  [n.  d.J      194 

S.  Peters  Complaint,  i6i6 196 

Spenser,  Edmund.     The  Faerie  Queene,  1590 201 

The  second  part  of  the  Faerie  Queene,  1596      .  203 

Complaints,  1591 205 

Colin  Clouts  Come  home  again,  1595     ....  207 

Prothalamion,  1596 209 

Sylvester,  Joshua.     The  Parliament  of  Vertues  Royal  [n.  d.j  .    .    .  212 

Turberville,  George.     The  Booke  of  Faulconrie  or  Hauking,  1575  220 

TheNobleArte  ofVenerieorHvnting[i575]  223 

Whitney,  Geoffrey.     A  Choice  of  Emblemes,  1586 231 

Wither,  George..   Abvses  Stript,  And  Whipt,  1613 233 

ASatyre,  1614 236 


NoTK.     Unless  otherwise  specified,  all  of  the  facsimiles  are  the  exact  sizes  of  the 
originals.     When  reduced  the  size  of  the  original  is  given. 


COLLATIONS   AND    NOTES. 


ALEXANDER,  SIR  WILLIAM,  Earl  of  Stirling  (i567?-i64o). 

A  I  Paraenesis  |  to  the  Prince  |  By  William  Alexander  |  of  Men- 
strie.  I  London,  \  Printed  by  Richard  Field  for  \  Edivard  Blovnt.  \ 
i6o/f.. 

Quarto.     First  edition. 

Collation:  A  —  D  2,  in  fours. 

Title  as  above,  with  ornamental  head-band,  and  printer's  device  preceding  the  imprint, 
A  I  (verso  blank).     The  poem,  A  2  —  D  i  (verso  blank).     One  blank  leaf,  D  2. 


ALEXANDER,  SIR  WILLIAM,  Earl  of  Stirling. 

Avrora.  |  Containing  the  firft  fancies  of  the  |  Authors  youth,  | 
William  Alexander  of  Menftrie.  |  London,  \  Printed  by  Richard 
Field  I  for  Edward  Blount.  \  i6o^. 

Quarto.     First  edition. 

Collation:  A — M,  in  fours;  M  z:^,  blank. 
Title   as   above,  with   woodcut    printer's     Vertvovs  Lady,  the  Lady  Agnes  Dowglas 


device  and  head-band,  A  i  (verso  blank). 
Dedication,  "To  the  Right  Honorable  and 


Countefle   of  Argyle",    A    2. 
A3 — M  3  (verso  blank). 


The  work, 


Aurora  was  not  included  in  the  folio  edition  of  "  Recreations  with  the 
Muses,"  which  was  published  by  the  author  in  1637,  shortly  before  his 
death. 


Collations  and  Notes. 


A  V  R  o  R  A. 

Containing  the  firft  fancies  of  the 
^uthorsyouth^ 

William  Alexander  of  Mcnftric. 


LONDON.^ 

Printed  by  Richard  Field 
for  Edi^ard  "Blount. 


I  6  o  ^* 


[No.  2.] 


Collations  and  Notes. 

ENGLANDS 

Tarnajjlu : 
OR 

The  choyfcft  Flowers  of  our  Modcrnc 
Pofts,  with  I  heir  Poettcall  compArifons . 

Dcfcriptions  ofBcwtieSjPeifonages,  CaHIeSj 

PalIaces,Mounraines,  Croues,Scas, 

Springs,  Riucrs,&c, 

iVheretirtto  Ave  annexM  other  vartotu  di/cctir/ct^ 
hoth  pfc^pUHnt  and  profitable , 


Impnnted  at  London  for  N ,  L.  C  B. 
andT.H.     1600. 

[ALLOT,  ROBERT.] 

Englands  |  Parnaffus :  |  Or  |  The  choyfeft  Flowers  of  our  Mod- 
erne  I  Poets,  with  their  Poeticall  comparifons.  |  Defcriptions  of 
Bewties,  Perfonages,  Caftlcs,  |  Pallaces,  Mountaincs,  Groues,  Seas,  | 
Springs,  Riuers,  &c.  |  Whereunto  are  annexed  other  various  dif- 
courfes,  |  both  pleafaunt  and  profitable.  |  Imprinted  at  London  for 
N.  L.  C.  B.  I  and  T.  H.     1600. 

Octavo. 


4  Collations  and  Notes. 

Collation  :  A — Kk,  in  eights. 

Two  blank  leaves,  the  first  having  the  blank).      Sonnet,  "To  the   Reader",  A   $ 

printed  signature  "A"  at  the  foot,  A  I  and  (verso  blank).     "A  Table  of  all  the  fpeciall 

A  2.     Title  as  above,  with  a  large  ornamen-  matters  contained  in  this  Booke  "  and  the 

tal  device  preceding  the  imprint,  A  3  (verso  errata,  A  6  —  A  8.      The  work,  B, —  Kk  7. 

blank).     Dedication  in  verse  to  "  Syr  Tho-  One  blank  leaf,  Kk  8. 
mas  Mounfon",  signed  "  R.  A.",  A  4  (verso 

The  only  early  edition.  This  book  is  made  up  of  extracts  from  poets  of 
the  day ;  seventy-nine  are  from  Shakespeare.  Copies  occur  with  the  com- 
piler's full  name,  Robert  Allot,  at  the  foot  of  the  dedicatory  sonnet,  instead 
of  "  R.  A.",  as  in  the  copy  described  above.  Some  copies  also  have  a  varia- 
tion in  the  imprint,  the  publisher's  name  being  spelled  in  full,"Th,  Hayes." 
See  Corser,  Vol.  I.,  35. 


ARIOSTO,  LUDOVICO.     See  Sir  John  Harington,  Nos.  130,  131. 


4  ASCHAM,  ROGER  (c.  1515-1568). 

The  I  Scholemaster  |  Or  plaine  and  perfite  way  of  tea-  |  chyng 
children,  to  vnderfland,  vi^rite,  and  |  fpeake,  the  Latin  tong,  but  fpe- 
cially  purpofed  |  for  the  priuate  brynging  vp  of  youth  in  lentle-  | 
men  and  Noble  mens  houfes,  and  commodious  |  alfo  for  all  fuch, 
as  haue  forgot  the  Latin  |  tonge,  and  would,  by  themfelues,  with-  | 
out  a  Scholemaster,  in  fhort  tyme,  |  and  with  fmall  paines,  recouer 
a  I  fufficient  habilitie,  to  vnder-  |  stand,  write,  and  |  fpeake  Latin.  | 
^  By  Roger  Afcham.  |  ^  An.  1570.  j  At  London.  \  Printed  by  John 
DayCy  dwelling  \  ouer  Alder/gate.  \  ^  Cum  Gratia  &  Priuilegio 
Regice  Maiejiatis,  \  per  Decennium. 

Quarto.     Black  letter.     First  edition. 

Collation:  |^^,  two  leaves;  B — T,  in  fours. 

Title  as  above,  within  border  of  printer's  large  woodcut  device  of  the  printer,  John 

ornaments,  ^g'  i   (verso  blank).     Dedica-  Day,  under  which  is  the  colophon,  as  fol- 

tion  by  Margaret  Ascham  to  Sir  William  lows:  '■^  At  London.  \  Printed  by  John  Daye  | 

Cecil,  1^^  2.  "J(^  A  Praeface  to  the  Read-  dwellyng  ouer  Alder/gate.  \  H  Cum  gratia  (Sr" 

er",  B  I — B  4.     The  work  in  two  books,  Priuilegio  Regies  Maie/latis.  \  1570.''^ 
C  I— T  3.     On  T  4  (verso  blank)  is  the 

This  work  was  written  between  1563  and  1568,  and  published  by  the 
author's  widow. 


Collations  and  Notes. 


schols<sm:ast£t^ 

Orplaine  and  perjite  V^aj  of  tea- 

chyng  children  ^to  Ijndcrfland^  ^rite.and 

Ipeakcythe  Latin  tong,  bu>t  fpeoially  pKrpofcd 

for  the  priuate  bringing  vp  ofyotuh  in  Icntlc 

men  arid  Noble  mens  houfes  ^and  commodious 

alfo  for  all  fitch ,  as  haiie  forgot  the  Latin 

tongCy  and  would,  by  t hem fe lues ,  \vith~ 

out  a  Scholemafler  ,  in  JJjort  tym'e, 

and  with  fmall  paines  ,  recouer  a 

fuffcient  habilitie ,  to  vnder- 

fland  ,  write   ,  and 

(peake  Latin. 

%  By  Roger  Afcham. 
%K^n.  t  S7  0' 

AT   LONDON. 

Printed  by  lohn  Daye^dwcIIing 
ouerAlcicrfgatc. 

^  Cum  Gratia  dr  Priuilegio  KegtA  KjMaieflatiSy 
per  'Decertnittm. 


©fel) 


[  No.  4.] 


6  Collations  and  Notes. 

5  ASCHAM,  ROGER. 

*  The  I  Scholemastcr  |  Or  plaine  and  perfite  way  of  tea-  |  ching 
children,  to  vnderftand,  write,  and  |  fpeake,  the  Latin  tong,  but  fpe- 
cially  purpofed  for  |  the  priuate  bringing  vp  of  youth  in  lentle- 
men  |  and  Noble  mens  houfes,  and  commodious  alfo  for  |  all  fuch, 
as  haue  forgot  the  Latin  tonge,  |  and  would,  by  them  felues,  with- 
out I  a  Scholemaster,  in  fhort  time,  and  |  with  fmall  paines,  recouer 
a  I  fufficient  habilitie,  to  |  vnderstand,  write,  |  and  fpeake  |  Latin.  | 
^  By  Roger  Afcham.  |  ^  An.  1571.  |  ^  At  London.  \  Printed  by 
John  Daye,  dwelling  \  ouer  Alder/gate.  \  ^  Cnni  Gratia  &"  Priuile- 
gio  Regies  Maiejtatis,  \  per  Decenniiim.  [Colophon]  At  London.  \ 
Printed  by  LoJin  Daye.  \  divelling  oner  Alder/gate.  |  1571. 
Quarto.     Black  letter.     Second  edition. 

Collation:  |^^,  ttvo  leaves;  B — T,  in  fours. 

Title  as  above,  within  a  border  formed  of     Reader  ",  B  I  —  B  4.     The  work,  C, —  T  3. 
printer's  ornaments,  I^'  i   (verso  blank).      Printer's   device    and    colophon    as    above, 
Dedication  to  Sir  William  Cecil,  signed  Mar-     T  4  (verso  blank), 
garet  Ascham,  Bd^  2.     "A  Prjeface  to  the 

This  edition  differs  slightly  from  the  first  in  spelling  and  punctuation. 
Arber  says :  "  Neither  of  these  first  two  editions  are  to  be  preferred  to  the 
other  as  regards  accuracy  in  these  respects." 

6  ASCHAM,  ROGER. 

The  I  Scholemaster  |  Or  plain  and  perfite  way  of  tea-  |  ching 
children,  to  vnderftad,  write,  &  |  fpeak,  the  Latin  tong,  but  fpe- 
cially  purpofed  for  |  the  priuate  bringing  vp  of  youth  in  lentlemen  | 
and  Noblemens  houfes,  and  commodious  al-  |  fo  for  all  fuch  as 
haue  forgot  the  Latin  |  tong,  and  would  by  themfelues,  with-  |  out 
a  Scholemaifter,  in  fhort  tyme,  |  &  with  fmale  paynes  recouer  a  | 
fufficiet  habihty,  to  vnder-  |  stand,,  write,  &  fpeak  |  Latine.  |  ^  By 
Roger  Afcham.  |  ^  Anno  i^yg.  \  ^  At  London  \  Printed  By  John 
Daye,  divelling  \  oner  Alder/gate.  \  Cum  Priuilegio  Regies  Maiejia- 
tis.  I  And  are  to  be  fold  at  his  JJtop  at  the  \   Wejl  dore  of  Paules. 

Quarto.     Black  letter.     Third  edition. 

Collation:  ^^,  two  leaves;  B — T,  in  fours. 

Title  as  above,  within  a  border  formed  of     the  Reader  ",  B  i  —  B  4.    The  work,  C  i  — 
printer's  ornaments,  |^  I   (verso  blank).     T  3.     Large  woodcut  printer's  device,  T  4 
Dedication  to  Sir  William  Cecil,  signed  by     (verso  blank). 
Margaret  Ascham,  I^^  2.     "A  Prseface  to 

This  is  one  of  the  editions  the  existence  of  which  Arber  seems  to  doubt. 


Collations  a) id  Notes.  7 

7  ASCHAM,  ROGER. 

The  I  Schoolemaster.  |  Or,  |  Playne  and  perfite  way  of  teaching  I 
Children,  to  vnderstande,  write,  and  |  fpeake  the  Latin  toong,  but 
fpecially  |  purpofed  for  the  priuate  bringing  vp  of  |  youth  in  len- 
tlemen  and  Noblemens  hou-  |  fes :  And  commodious  alfo  for  all  | 
fuch  as  haue  forgot  the  Latin  toong,  |  and  would,  by  themfelues, 
without  a  I  Schoolemaifter,  in  fhort  time,  and  |  with  fmall  paines, 
recouer  a  fuf-  |  ficient  habilitie,  to  vnder-  |  ftand,  write,  and  fpeake  | 
Latine.  |  By  Roger  Afcham.  |  At  Londoti,  |  Printed  by  Abell  leffcs,  \ 
Anno.  i^Sq.  [Colophon]  ^  At  London,  \  Printed  by  Abell  leffes, 
dwelling  in  Phillip  Lane,  \  at  the  Signe  of  the  Bell.  \  158^. 

Quarto.     Black  letter.     Fourth  edition. 

Collation:  A,  two  leaves;  B — S,  in  fours. 

Title    as    above,   within    border    formed  Youth",  C  I  —  I  4.     "The  fecond  Booke, 

of  printer's  ornaments,  A  i   (verso  blank),  teaching  the  ready  way  to  the  Latin  toong  ", 

Dedication  to  Sir  William  Cecil,  by  Mar-  K  i  —  S3.     The  colophon  as  above,  with 

garet  Ascham,  A  2.     "The  Preface  to  the  large  printer's  device,  S  4  (verso  blank). 
Reader  ",61  —  64.    "  The  Firfl  Booke  for 

The  Statement  that  there  were  editions  in  4to  in  1572,  1573,  1583,  is 
considered  very  doubtful  by  Arber ;  at  all  events,  none  have  been  discov- 
ered or  described  by  any  modern  bibliographer. 

8  ASCHAM,  ROGER. 

Toxophilvs,  I  The  fchole,  or  partitions  of  |  fhooting  contayned 
in  ij  bookes,  |  writte  by  Roger  Afcham.  1544.  |  And  now  newlye 
perufed.  |  Pleafaunt  for  all  Gentle-  |  men,  and  Yomen  of  England  | 
for  theyr  paftime  to  reade,  and  |  profitable  for  their  vfe  to  folowe  | 
both  in  warre  and  peace.  |  Anno.  1571.  |  Imprinted  at  London  in  \ 
Fleteflreate  neare  to  Saint  \  Dnnfiones  Churche  by  Tho-  \  mas 
Marfhe. 

Quarto.     Black  letter.     Second  edition. 

Collation:  -k,  four  leaves ;  A — H,  in  eights. 

Title  as  above,  within  Marshe's  usual  of  Englande",  •  2  — •  3.  "  The  Table  of 
woodcut  border,  •  i ;  on  the  verso,  a  Latin  the  first  Booke",  •  4;  on  the  verso,  "The 
poem  addressed  to  Ascham  by  Walter  Had-  Table  of  the  seconde  Booke."  The  work, 
don.     "To  all  the  Gentlemen  and  Yomen     A  I  — H  7.     One  blank  leaf,  II  8. 

The  first  edition  was  published  in  1545.  The  work  is  of  great  interest  to 
students  of  English-prose  style,  being  one  of  the  earliest  attempts  to  write 
an  original  work  in  the  language  of  the  common  people. 


8  Collations  and  Notes. 

9  ASCHAM,  ROGER. 

Toxophilvs  :  |  The  Schoole,  or  partitions  of  Shoo-  |  ting  con- 
tayned  in  two  bookes,  |  Written  by  Roger  Afcham  |  1544.  And 
now  newly  |  perufed.  |  Pleafaunt  for  all  Gentlemen,  and  Yomen  | 
of  England  for  their  paftime  to  reade,  |  and  profitable  for  their  vfe 
to  I  follow  both  in  Warre  |  and  peace.  |  At  London,  |  Printed  by 
Abell  Icffes,  \  by  the  confent  of  H.  MarJJi.  \  Anno.  i^Sg. 

Quarto.     Black  letter.     Third  edition. 

Collation:  ^^,  four  leaves;  ^^^,  two  leaves ;  A — H,  in  eights. 

Title  as  above,  within  border  formed  of  blank).  "The  Table  of  the  firfl  Booke", 
printer's  ornaments,  IfH  i  (verso  blank).  UHIF  2 ;  on  the  verso,  a  Latin  poem  ad- 
Dedication,  "  To  all  the  Gentlemen  and  Yo-  dressed  to  Ascham  by  Walter  Haddon. 
men  of  England",  IfH  2  —  HU  4.  "The  The  work,  A  i  —  H  7.  Large  woodcut  de- 
Table  of  the  feconde  Booke  ",  111111  I  (verso  vice  of  the  printer,  H  8  (verso  blank). 


10  ASCHAM,  ROGER. 

^^^  A  Report  |  and  Difcourfe  written  by  |  Roger  Afcham,  of 
the  affaires  |  and  ftate  of  Germany  and  the  |  Emperour  Charles  his 
court,  I  duryng  certaine  yeares  |  while  the  fayd  Roger  |  was  there.  | 
At  London.  \  ^  Printed  by  John  Daye,  \  dwelling  ouer  Alderfgate.  \ 
^  Cum  Gratia  &  Priuilegio  Regice  \  Maiefiatis,  per  Decennium. 

Quarto.     Black  letter. 

Collation:  A — I,  in  fours. 

Title  as  above,  within  a  border  formed  of  printer's  ornaments,  A  I  (verso  blank).  Let- 
ter from  John  Astely  to  Roger  Ascham,  dated  October  19,  1552,  A  2.  The  work  in  the 
form  of  a  letter  to  John  Astely,  A3  —  I  4. 


II    BACON,  FRANCIS,  Lord  Verulam  (1561-1626). 

Sir  Francis  |  Bacon  His  Apo-  |  logic,  in  certaine  |  Imputations 
concerning  the  late  |  Earle  of  Effex.  |  Written  to  the  Right  |  Hon- 
orable his  very  good  Lord,  |  the  Earle  of  Deuonfhire,  Lord  Liue-  | 
tenant  of  Ireland.  |  London,  \  Printed  for  Mathew  Lowns  \  and  are 
to  be  fold,  at  his  fJiop  in  \  Pauls  Church-yard  \  1605. 

Octavo.     Second  edition. 

Collation  :  A  —  E  d^,  in  eights. 

Title  as  above,  A  i  (verso  blank).     The  work,  A  2  —  E  4. 


Collations  and  Notes. 

THE- 

Tvvoo  Bookes  of 

Francis    Bacon. 

Of  the  proficience  and  aduancc- 

ment  of  Learning,  diuinc  and 

humane. 

Tib  the  Kj^ign 


At   London, 

^  Printed  for  Henrie  Tomes y  and 

arc  10  be  fould  at  his  fhop  at  Graics  Innc 
CAt€  in  Holhorne,   j  6  os^ 

12   BACON,  FRANCIS,  Lord  Verulam. 

The  I  Twoo  Bookes  of  |  Francis  Bacon.  |  Of  the  proficience  and 
aduance-  |  ment  of  Learning,  diuine  and  |  humane.  |  To  the  King.  | 


10  Collations  and  Notes. 

At  Londo?i,  I  ^  Printed  for  Henrie  Tomes,  and  \  are  to  he  foiild  at 
his  JJiop  at  Graies  Inne  \  Gate  in  Holborne.     i6o^. 

Quarto.     First  edition. 

Collation:  A — M  2,  in  fours;  Aa — Hhh  i,  in  fours. 

Title  as  above,  A  i  (verso  blank).  The  first  book,  A  2  —  M  2.  The  second  book, 
Aa  I  — Hhh  i. 

Every  second  page  only  is  numbered,  and  the  paging  is  extremely  irregu- 
lar and  erratic  throughout  the  volume. 

Bacon  enlarged  this  work  into  nine  books,  and  issued  it  in  Latin.  An 
English  translation  by  Gilbert  Wats  was  published  in  1640. 

13  BACON,  FRANCIS,  Lord  Verulam. 

The  I  Two  Bookes  of  S''  |  Francis  Bacon.  |  Of  the  Proficience 
and  Aduance-  |  ment  of  Learning,  Divine  |  and  Hvmane.  |  To  the 
King.  I  London :  \  Printed  for  William  Wafkington,  and  are  \  to  be 
fold  at  his  flwp  in  S.  Dunflanes  \  Church-yard.     162Q. 

Quarto.     Second  edition. 

Collation:  A — Tt,  in  fours. 

Title  as  above,  with  printer's  device,  A  I  (verso  blank).  The  work  in  two  books 
A  2  —  Tt  4  (verso  blank). 

14  BACON,  FRANCIS,  Lord  Verulam. 

The  I  Essaies  |  Of  S'  Francis  |  Bacon  Knight,  the  |  Kings  Solli- 
citer  I  Generall.  |  ^^^  Imprinted  at  London  by  \  John  Beale,  \  161 2. 
Octavo.     Fourth  edition. 

Collation  -.A  —  Q,  in  eights  {A  i  and  Q  8  blank). 

Title  as  above,  within  border  of  printer's  ornaments,  A  2  (verso  blank).  Dedication, 
"^^To  My  Loving  Brother,  S''  lohn  Constable  Knight",  A3  and  A  4  (verso  blank). 
"The  Table",  A  5  and  A  6  (verso  blank).     The  essays,  A  7 — Q  7  (verso  blank). 

The  first  edition  was  issued  in  1597,  and  the  second  in  1598.  The  third 
(1606)  is  a  pirated  reprint  of  the  second  edition. 

15  BACON,  FRANCIS,  Lord  Verulam. 

The  I  Essaies  |  Of  S'  Francis  |  Bacon  Knight,  the  |  Kings  At- 
turney  Ge-  |  nerall.  |  ^  His  Religious  Medi-  |  tations.  |  ^  Places 
of  Perfwafion  |  and  Diffvvafion.  |  Scene  and  allowed.  |  Printed  at 
London  for  John  lag-  \  gard,  dwelling  at  the  Hand  and  Starre  | 
betweene  the  two  Temple  \  Gates.     i6ij. 

Octavo.     Sixth  edition. 


Collations  and  Notes.  1 1 

Collation:  A — P ^,  in  eights  [A  i  and P \  blank). 

Title  as  above,  within  narrow  border  of  half-title,  as  follows :  "  Of  |  The  Colours  |  of 

printer's    ornaments,   A   2    (verso    blank).  Good  and  Euiil,  |  a  Fragment.  |  1613."  The 

Dedication,  "To  my  louing  Brother, Sir  lohn  recto  of  M  7  blank.     Introductory  matter 

Constable  Knight",  A  3.     "The  Table",  in  Latin  and  English, M  7  verso  to  N  i.    "A 

A  4.     The  essays,  A  5  —  K  l.     Table  of  Table  of  the  Colours  of  Good  and  Euill", 

"  Meditationes  facrae",  K  2  (verso  blank).  N  2 — P  3. 
The  meditations,  K  3  —  M  6;  on  verso,  a 

This  edition,  as  well  as  the  fifth  of  161 2  by  the  same  publisher,  is  a  pirated 
reprint  of  the  genuine  (Beale)  edition  of  1612  and  of  the  edition  of  1606, 

16  BACON,  FRANCIS,  Lord  Verulam. 

The  I  Historic  |  oftheRaigne  |  of  King  |  Henry  |  The  Seuenth.  | 
Written  |  By  the  Right  Honourable,  |  Francis,  |  Lord  Verulam, 
Vifcount  I  St.  Alban.  |  London,  \  Printed  by  W.  Stansby  for  Mat- 
thew I  Lownes,  and  William  |  Barret.  \  1622. 

Folio.     First  edition.     Engraved  portrait  of  Henry  VII.,  by  John  Payne. 

Collation:   Two  leaves  (unsigned)  ;  B — li^  in  fours. 

Title  as  above,  within  elaborate  woodcut  "Faults    Efcaped",  B   I  —  li  4.     The   en- 
border,  first  leaf  (verso  blank).     Dedication  graved   portrait   of  Henry  VII.,  by   John 
to  Charles,  Prince   of  Wales,  second  leaf.  Payne,  faces  the  title-page. 
The   history,  ending  with   a  few  lines   of 

17  BARCLAY,  ALEXANDER  (1475  ?-i552). 

C  This  prefent  Boke  named  the  Shyp  of  folys  of  the  worlde  was 
tranflated  i  the  |  College  of  faynt  mary  Otery  in  the  counte  of 
Deuonfhyre:  out  of  Laten/Frenche/  |  and  Doche  into  Englyffhe 
tonge  by  Alexander  Barclay  Prefte:  and  at  that  tyme  |  Chaplen  in 
the  fayde  College,  traflated  the  yere  of  our  Lorde  god.M.CCCCC  | 
viii.  Inprentyd  in  the  Cyte  of  London  in  Flcteflre  at  the  figne  of 
Say7it  George  \  By  Rycharde  Pynfon  to  hys  Cofle  and  charge:  Ended 
the  yere  of  onr  Saiiiour  \  M.d.ix.The .  xiiii .  day  of  December. 

Folio.     Black  letter.    Woodcuts.     First  edition. 

Collation:  'i^,  four  leaves j  a,  eight  leaves;  b — /,  ///  sixes;  q,  seven 
leaves;  r —  6^  atid  A —  Y,  in  sixes. 

A  large  woodcut  coat  of  arms,  supposed  of   Tyne    and   suffragan    bishop   of  Wells, 

by  Herbert  to  be  those  of  Pynson,  and  des-  below   which   is   the   title    as    given    above, 

ignated  by  him  as  the  printer's  device  No.  "  C  The  regyfter  or  Table  of  this  prefent 

VII.,  ►!<  I ;  on  verso,  the  translator's  dedi-  Boke  in  Knglyfrtic",  ►!<  2  — ►{<  3  recto.    The 

cation  in  Latin  to  Thomas  Cornish,  bishop  same  for  the  Latin  text,  ►£<  3  verso  to  ►{<  4. 


12 


Collations  and  Notes. 


Woodcut  of  several  ships  freighted  with 
fools,  with  Latin  title,  a  l;  on  verso,  "Alex- 
ander Barclay  excufynge  the  rudenes  of 
his  traflacio ",  in  four  seven-line  stanzas, 
and  "An  Exhortacion  ",  in  one  seven-line 
stanza.  Various  epigrams,  epistles,  etc.,  in 
Latin  prose  and  verse,  a  2 — a  5.  "Bar- 
clay the  Tranflatour  tho  the  Poles ",  a  5 
verso,  ending  on  a  6  recto.  An  epistle  in 
Latin  by  James  Locher,  the  translator  from 
German  into  that  language,  to  his  preceptor 
Sebastian  Brandt,  a  6  recto  to  a  7  recto. 
Barclay's  preface  in  prose,  ending,  "  But 
ye  reders  gyue  ye  pdon  vnto  Alexander  de 
Barklay  If  ignoraunce  negligence  or  lacke 
of  wyt  caufe  hym  to  erre  in  this  tranflacion 
his  purpofe  and  fynguler  defyre  is  to  con- 
tent youre  myndes.  And  fothely  he  hathe 
taken  vpon  hym  the  tranflacion  of  this  pre- 
fent  Boke  neyther  for  hope  of  rewarde  nor 
lawde  of  man :  but  onely  for  the  holfome 
inftruccion  commodyte  and  Doctryne  of 
wyfdome/and  to  clenfe  the  vanyte  &  madnes 
of  folyfflie  people  of  whom  ouer  great  nom- 
bre  is  in  the  Royalme  of  Englonde.  Ther- 
fore  let  euery  man  beholde  &  ouer  rede  this 
boke :  And  than  I  doute  nat  but  he  flial  fe 
the  errours  of  his  lyfe  of  what  condycyon 
that  he  be .  in  lyke  wyse  as  he  flial  fe  in  a 
Myrrour  the  fourme  of  his  countenauce  & 
vyfage :  And  if  he  amende  fuche  fautes  as 
he  redeth  here  wherin  he  knoweth  hymfelf 
gylty/&  paffe  forth  the  refydue  of  his  lyfe 
in  the  order  of  good  maners  than  fliall  he 


haue  the  fruyte  and  auautage  wher  to  I 
haue  tranflatyd  this  boke  ",  a  7  verso  to  a  8. 
Verses  in  praise  of  the  author  and  the  book, 
b  I — b  2  recto.  The  Prologue,  b  2  recto 
to  b  4  recto.  "Argumentum  in  narrago- 
niam  ",  b  4  recto.  Preface  by  Barclay,  com- 
mencing, "  Here  after  foloweth  the  Boke 
named  the  Shyp  of  Foles  of  the  worlde : 
tranflated  out  of  Laten/Frenche  &  Doche 
into  Englyffe  in  the  Colege  of  faynt  Mary 
Oty  By  me  Alexader  Barclay,"  and  ending, 
"  and  to  the  entent/y'  this  my  laboure  may 
be  the  more  pleafaunt  vnto  lettred  men/I 
haue  adioyned  vnto  the  fame  y^  vfes  of  my 
Actour  with  dyuerfe  concordauces  of  the 
Bybyll  to  fortyfy  my  wrytynge  by  the  fame/ 
&  alfo  to  flop  the  enuyous  mouthes  (If  any 
fuche  fhal  be)  of  them  that  by  malyce  fhall 
barke  ayenft  this  my  befynes",  b  4  recto  to 
b  4  verso.  The  work,  b  5 — Y  6,  ending 
with, "  C  A  conclufyon  of  this  Boke  with  a 
Balade  of  the  tranflatour  in  the  honoure  of 
the  bleffyd  Virgyn  Mary/moder  of  god"; 
after  which  follows  the  colophon : 

"  C  Our  Shyp  here  leuyth  the  fees  brode 
By  helpe  of  God  almyght  and  quyetly 
At  Anker  we  lye  within  the  rode 
But  who  that  lyfleth  of  them  to  bye 
In  Flete  ftrete  fhall  them  fynde  truly 
At  the  George :  in  Richade  Pynfones  place 
Prynter  vnto  the  Kyngs  noble  grace. 
Deo  gratias." 

On  verso  is  the  printer's  device  No.  V. 


The  work  is  given  in  both  Latin  and  Enghsh,  the  former  being  uniformly 
printed  in  roman  type  and  the  latter  in  gothic  black  letter. 

Each  satire  has  a  suitable  woodcut,  which  were  afterward  used  in  the 
edition  of  1570.  The  leaves  are  numbered,  commencing  on  Sig.  a  i,  the 
word  "  Folivm  "  on  the  left-hand  page  and  the  number  in  roman  numerals 
on  the  right;  the  work  ends  on  Folio  CClxxiiii. 

The  work  from  which  this  present  translation  was  composed  was  origi- 
nally written  by  Sebastian  Brandt,  a  civilian  of  Basle,  about  1494.  "  Bar- 
clay's version  is  not  merely  a  translation,  but  more  of  a  paraphrase,  with 
considerable  additions,  gleaned  from  the  follies  of  his  own  countrymen, 
especially  of  the  clergy.  To  which  he  has  added  his  advice  and  precepts 
to  the  various  fools."     [Corser.] 


Collations  and  Notes.  13 

Barclay  was  one  of  the  few  poets  of  any  note  in  England  at  the  com- 
mencement of  the  1 6th  Century.  There  is  some  doubt  as  to  the  place  of 
his  birth,  but  he  was  probably  of  Scottish^  extraction.  He  received  his 
education  at  Oriel  College  in  Oxford,  where  he  was  patronized  in  his  studies 
by  the  then  provost,  Thomas  Cornish,  suffragan  bishop  of  Tyne.  He  died 
at  an  advanced  age  at  Croydon,  Surrey,  in  June,  1552,  and  was  interred  in 
the  church  there.  He  was  a  voluminous  writer,  more  especially  of  poetry 
and  translations.  The  book  that  we  are  describing  was,  however,  his  great- 
est and  most  esteemed  work. 


18   BARCLAY,  ALEXANDER. 

Stultifera  Nauis,  |  qua  omnium  mortalium  narratur  flultitia, 
admo-  I  dum  vtilis  &  neceffaria  ab  omnibus  ad  fuam  falutem  perle- 
genda,  |  e  Latino  fermone  in  noftrum  vulgarem  verfa,  &  iam  dili- 
genter  |  impreffa.  An.  Do.  1570.  |  The  Ship  of  Fooles,  wherein  is 
fhewed  the  folly  |  of  all  States,  with  diuers  other  workes  adioyned 
vnto  the  fame,  |  very  profitable  and  fruitful!  for  all  men.  |  C  Tranf- 
lated  out  of  Latin  into  Englifhe  by  Alexander  |  Barclay  Prieft. 
[Colophon]  Imprinted  at  London  in  Paules  Church-  \  yarde  by  John 
Cawood  Pri7iter  to  the  \  Queenes  Maiejiie.  \  Cum  Priuilegio  ad  im- 
primendum  folum. 

FoHo.     Black  letter.     Second  edition. 

Collation:  ^  aiid  ^^,  six  leaves  each;  A — Vv,  in  sixes;  Xx,  four 
leaves;  A  —  G,  in  sixes;  A — D,  in  sixes. 

Title  as  above,  with  a  large  woodcut  of  "The  clamour  to  the  fooles",  UTf  6  recto  and 
ships  freighted  with  fools,  within  rectan-  verso  of  same.  "The  Ship  of  Fooles"  then 
gular  lines,  between  the  Latin  and  English  begins,  each  satire  having  a  suitable  wood- 
titles,  IT  I  (verso  blank).  Dedication  in  Latin  cut,  printed  in  the  text,  between  ornamental 
to  Thos.  Cornish,  bishop  of  Tyne,  H  2;  on  side  borders,  there  being  118  in  all.  The 
verso  is  a  Latin  epigram,  and  the  commence-  satires  are  given  in  both  Latin  and  English, 
ment  of  an  epistle  in  Latin  by  James  Locher  A  I  — Vv  6,  and  end  on  Xx  i  recto  with  the 
to  his  preceptor,  Sebastian  Brandt,  dated  following  colophon  :  "Thus  endeth  the  Ship 
Friburg,  February,  1497;  this  is  followed  by  of  Fooles,  Tranflated  |  out  of  Latin,  French 
some  Latin  verses  to  the  same,  and  to  John  and  Duch,  into  Englifhe,  |  by  Alexander  Bar- 
Bergman  de  Olpe,  ending  on  recto  of  U  5.  clay  Prieft,  at  that  time  Cha-  |  plen  in  the 
The  prologue  by  Locher,  in  Latin  and  its  CoUedge  of  S.  Mary  Otery  in  the  |  Countie 
English  translation,  If  5  recto  to  HH  2  verso,  of  Deuon.  |  Anno  Domini.  1508."  "  Excu- 
"  The  Proeme  "  in  Latin,  with  Barclay's  fario  lacobi  Locher  Philomufi,"  Xx  i  verso, 
translation  in  seven-line  stanzas,  HH  2  verso  "Alexander  Barclay  excufing  the  rudenes  of 
to  HI  4  verso.  The  argument  in  Latin  and  his  Tranflation,"  Xx  2  recto.  Index,  in  La- 
English,  IfH  4  verso  to  HH  5  verso.  Two  tin  and  English,  Xx  2  verso  to  Xx  4  (verso 
epigrams  in  Latin,  fU  5  verso  to  HH  6  recto,  blank).    Then  follow  "  diuers  other  workes 


14 


Collations  and  Notes. 


adioyned,"  also  by  Barclay;  "The  Mirrour 
of  good-Maners,"  printed  in  double  columns, 
the  Latin  in  the  first  column,  opposite  the 
corresponding  translation,  A  I — G  6  (verso 
blank).  "  Certayne  Egloges",  printed  in 
double   columns,  preceded  by  a  prologue. 


A  I  —  D6,  ending  with  the  colophon:  "Thus 
endeth  the  fifth  and  last  Egloge  of  Alex- 
ander Barclay,  of  the  Citizen  and  the  man 
of  the  countrey",  and  the  printer's  imprint, 
as  already  given. 


BARTAS,  GUILLAUME    DE   SALUSTE,  SEIGNEUR   DE. 

See  William  Lisle,  No.  157. 

See  Joshua  Sylvester,  Nos.  242,  243,  244. 

19    B(AXTER),  N(ATHANIEL). 

Sir  Philip  |  Sydneys  |  Ourania,  |  That  is,  |  Endimions  Song  and 
Tragedie,  |  Containing  all  Philofophie.  |  Written  by  N.  B.  |  Lon- 
don I  Printed  by  Ed.  Allde,  for  Edward  White,  and  \  are  to  be  folde 
at  the  little  North  doore  of  Saint  \  Paules  Church,  at  the  figne  of 
the  I  Gun.     1606. 

Quarto.     First  edition. 


Collation:  A — N,  in  fours. 

Title  as  above,  with  ornamental  bands  at 
the  head  and  foot,  and  the  printer's  device 
preceding  the  imprint,  A  i  (verso  blank). 
Two  dedicatory  sonnets  addressed  "  To  My 
Ever-Honored  Lady  and  Miftris  Arcadian 
Cynthia,  Maria  Pembrokiana ",  A  2.  An 
epistle  in  verse  addressed  "  To  the  right 
Honorable  and  vertuous  Ladies  the  La. 
Katherine  Counteffe  of  Huntington,  the 
Ladie  Mary  Counteffe  of  Pembrooke :  the 
Ladie  Sufan  Counteffe  of  Mongomria :  and 
the  Lady  Barbara  Vifcountes  Lifle,  wife  to 
the  noble  Knight  Sir  Robert  Sidney  Vif- 
count  Lifle  ",  A  2  verso  to  A  3  recto.  A 
poem,  in  the  form  of  an  anagram,  addressed 
"  To  the  Right  Noble,  and  Honorable  Lady 
Sufan  Vera  Mongomriana",  A3  verso.  Four 
sonnets,   addressed    respectively   "  To    the 

In  1653  some  copies  of  this  edition  were  issued  with  the  original  title  and 
dedications  canceled,  and  a  new  title  prefixed,  with  the  imprint,  "  Printed  in 
the  year  1653." 


Honourable  La.  Kalandra,  the  noble  D. 
Haftings  ",  "To  the  vertuous  Ladie  .  M. 
Agape  Wrotha ",  "To  the  right  vertuous 
young  La:  K.  Mufophila  M un fella ",  and 
"  To  the  Right  WorfliipfuU,  and  vertuous 
Lady;  the  Lady  Anne  Daniell  wife  to  the 
Right  worfhipfuU  Sir  William  Daniell  Knight 
one  of  his  Majefties  luflices  of  the  Com- 
mon-Pleas ",  A  4.  The  poem  "Ourania", 
B  I  —  N  3 ;  on  the  verso,  a  poem  addressed 
"  To  the  right  Worfliipfull  Sir  John  Smith 
of  Olde-Hunger  Knight,  a  worthie  fauourer 
of  learning."  Poem  addressed  "To  my 
Worfliipfull  friend  .  lohn  Stone  Efquire, 
Counfellor  at  the  Law,  and  Secondarie  of 
the  Counter  in  Woodfl;reet  London  ",  A  4 
(verso  blank). 


BOCCACCIO,  GIOVANNI.     See  John  Lydgate,  No.  163. 


Collations  and  Notes. 

WITS 

Theater  of  the  little 
IVortd, 


15 


'Breue  her  ad  honum  per  exewpla  ,  Ionium 
perprdcellla. 

Printed  by  I.  R.  for  N.  L.  &  are 

to  be  fold  at  the  Wed  doorc  of 

Paulcs.    1/99. 

20   BODENHAM,  JOHN. 

Wits  I  Theater  of  the  little  |  World.  |  Breue  iter  ad  bonum  per 
exempla,  longum  |  per  praecepta.  |  Printed  by  I.  R.  for  N.  L.  df 
are  \  to  be  fold  at  the  West  doore  of\  Paules.      iS99- 

Octavo.     First  edition. 

Collation:  A,  four  leaves  ;  B — Nn  \^  in  eights. 

Title  as  above,  with  a  large  printer's  de-  A  4.     The  work,  B  i  —  Mm  5.     "A  Table 

vice  occupying  the  whole  center  of  the  page,  of  all  the  fpeciall  matters  contained  in  this 

A  I  (verso  blank).     Epistle,  "To  my  mod  booke",  Mm  6  —  Nn  3.     "Faults  efcaped 

efteemed  and  approued  louing  friend,  Maif-  in    the    Printing",   Nn    4    (verso    blank), 

ter  I.  B.  I  wifh  all  happines  ",  A  2.     "To  Nn  i  and  Nn  3  arc  misprinted  Mm  i  and 

the   Reader",  A  3.     "A  Table  of  all  the  Mm  3. 
Authours  Names  contayned  in  this  Booke", 


i6 


Collations  and  Notes. 


OR 

THE  GARDEN  OF 

THE   MVSES. 

ilutm  referent  Mrift  vitiet  dum  robora  telltit, 
Oum  ecelumfiellai,  dum  vebet  amnU  aqua*. 


Imprinted  at  London  by  F.K.  for  H«^*^^^,dvTclling« 
Same  Mag^i'J  comer,  i  6  oow 

21    BODENHAM,  JOHN. 

Bel-vedere  |  Or  |  The  Garden  Of  |  The  Mvses.  |  Quern  referent 
Mufae  viuet  dum  robora  tellus,  |  Dum  ccelum  ftellas,  dum  vehet 
amnis  aquas.  |  Imprinted  at  Lojidon  by  F.  K.  for  Hugh  AJlley^  dwell- 
ing at  I  Saint  Magnus  cornier.     1600. 

Octavo,     First  edition. 

Collation:  A,  ten  leaves;  B — R,  in  eights. 

Title  as  above,  with  large  printer's  device  Bodenliam's  coat  of  arms.  Commendatory 
preceding  the  imprint,  A  2  (verso  blank),  poems  by  A.  M.,  A.  B.,W.  Rankins,  Gent., 
"  To  the  Reader",  A  3  —  A  6;  on  the  verso,     R.  Hathway,  A  7  —  A  8.     Sonnet  addressed 


Collations  and  Notes,  17 

"To  the  Vniuerfitie  of  Cambridge",  A  9  sion  ",  in  prose,  Q  5  verso  to  Q  6.     '*An 

(verso  blank).     Sonnet  addressed  "To  the  Alphabetical  Table,  of  the  feuerall  things 

VniuerfitieofOxenford",Aio(versoblank).  handled  in  this  Booke",  Q  7  —  R  8  (verso 

The  work,  B  l  to  Q  5  recto.    "The  Conclu-  blank). 

This  is  a  compilation  of  poetical  extracts  arranged  under  various  heads, 
such  as,  God,  Heaven,  Conscience,  Religion,  Truth,  Virtue,  etc.  The  ex- 
tracts are  limited  to  couplets,  and  no  authors'  names  are  given. 


22  BODENHAM,  JOHN. 

The  I  Garden  |  of  the  |  Muses.  |  Quern  referent  Mufae  viuet  dum 
robora  tellus,  |  Dum  coelum  ftellas,  dum  vehet  amnis  aquas.  | 
Printed  at  London  by  E.  A.  for  lohn  Tap,  and  are  j  to  be  fold  at 
his  fJiop  at  Saint  Magnus  \  corner.     1610. 

Octavo.     Second  edition. 

Collation:  A,  four  leaves;  B — R  6,  in  eights. 

Title  as  above,  with  ornamental  device,  on  verso, "Of  the  Booke", signed  "R.  Hath- 

A  I  (verso  blank).    Sonnet  signed  "A.  M.",  way."     "  To  the  Vniuerfity  of  Cambridge ", 

"To  his  louing  and  approoued  good  friend  A  4;  on  verso,  "To  the  Vniuerfity  of  Ox- 

M.  lohn   Bodenham  ",   A  2 ;    on  verso,  a  enford."     The   work,   B    I  —  Q   3.     "The 

sonnet  signed  "A  B.",  "  Of  this  Garden  of  Conclufion  ",  Q   3  verso   and  Q  4.     "An 

the  Mufes."    "A  Sonnet  to  the  Mufes  Gar-  Alphebeticall  Table",    Q    5  —  R  6  (verso 

den",  signed  "  W.  Rankins   Gent.",  A  3;  blank). 

Identical  with  the  first  edition,  except  for  the  change  in  the  title  and  the 
omission  of  the  prose  address  to  the  reader, 

23  BODENHAM,  JOHN. 

Politeuphuia :  |  Wits  |  Common-  |  Wealth.  |  Newly  Corrected 
and  I  amended.  |  Si  tibi  difficilis  formam  |  Natura  negauit,  |  Inge- 
nio  formae  |  Damna  repende  tuse.  |  London,  \  Printed  by  IV.  S.  for 
I.  Smeth-  I  wicke,  and  are  to  be  fold  at  his  \  Shop  in  Saint  Dun- 
flanes  \  Churchyard  vnder  |  the  Dyall. 

Octavo.     Fourth  edition. 

Collation:  A  —  Kk,  in  eights. 

Title  as  above,  within  a  border   formed  A.  R.  (in  Latin);  T.  M. ;  and  M.  D.,  A  3 

of  printer's  ornaments,  A  I  (verso  blank),  verso   to  A  4  (verso   blank).     The  work, 

Epistle   dedicatory,  "To    His  Very   Good  A  5  —  Kk  5  recto.     Table  of  "The  names 

Friend,  Mr.  Bodenham,  N.  L.  wiflieth  in-  of  all  the  Christian  and  Heathen  Authors 

creafe  of  happineffe  ",  A  2.     "To  the  Read-  jn  this  Booke",  Kk  5  verso  to  Kk  8. 


er  ",  A  3  recto.     Commendatory  poems  by 


1 8  Collations  and  Notes. 

24   BOURCHIER,  JOHN,  Baron  Berners  (1467-1533). 

Here  begynneth  the  firft  volum  of  fir  |  Johan  Froyffart:of  the 
cronycles  of  |  Englande/Fraunce/Spayne/Por-  |  tyngale/Scotlande/ 
Bretayne/Flau  |  ders:and  other  places  adioynynge.  |  Traflated  out 
of  frenche  into  our  ma  |  ternall  englyffhe  tonge/by  Johan  Bourchier 
knight  I  lorde  Berners:  At  the  comaundement  of  oure  mooft  |  highe 
redouted  fouerayne  lorde  kyng  Henry  the.viii.  |  kyng  of  Eng- 
lande  and  of  Fraunce/&  highe  defender  |  of  the  chriften  faythe.  &c. 
[Colophon]  Thus  endeth  the  firft  volume  of  fir  |  Johan  Froiffart: 
of  the  cronycles.  .  .  .  Imprinted  at  London  in  Fletejlrete  \  by 
Richarde  Pynfon^ printer  to  the  kynges  no  \  ble  grace.  Aftd  ended 
the.xxviii.day  of  Janua  |  ry :  the  yere  of  our  lorde. M.D.xxiii.  | 
Ctini  priuilegio  a  rege  indnlto. 

C  Here  begynneth  the  thirde  |  and  fourthe  boke  of  fir  John 
Froif-  I  fart  of  the  cronycles  of  Englande/  |  Fraunce/Spaygne/Por- 
tyngale/  |  Scotlande/Bretayne/Flaunders/  |  and  other  places  ad- 
ioynyng/tranf-  |  lated  out  of  Frenche  in  to  englyffhe  |  by  Johan 
Bourchier  knyght  lorde  ]  Berners/deputie  generall  of  y^  kyn  |  ges 
towne  of  Calais  and  marcheffe  |  of  the  fame/at  the  comaundement 
of  I  our  moft  highe  redouted  fouerayne  |  lorde  kyng  Henry  the 
eyght/kynge  |  of  Englande  and  of  France  &  highe  |  defender  of 
the  Chriften  faithe.  &c.  [Colophon]  C  Thus  endeth  the  thirde  and 
fourthe  boke  of  fir  John  Fro-  |  iffart/of  the  cronycles.  .  .  .  The 
whiche  two  bokes  be  copyled  in  to  one  vo-  |  lume/&  fynyffhed  in 
the  sayd  towne  of  Calais  the. x. day  of  |  marche/in  the. xvi. yere 
of  our  faid  fouerayne  lordes  raigne.  |  Imprinted  at  London  in  Flete- 
ftrete  by  Rycharde  Pynfofij  \  printer  to  the  kynges  moost  noble  grace. 
And  ended  the  lafl  \  day  of  Augufi:  the  yere  of  our  lorde  god. 
M.D.xxv.  I  C  Cmn  priicylegio  a  rege  indulto. 

Folio.     Black  letter.     Double  columns. 

Collation:  A,  six  leaves;  B,  four  leaves;  a — v,  aa — vv,  and  aaa  — 
000  4,  in  sixes,  [second  volume]  a,  eight  leaves;  A —  U,  A  A —  UU,  and 
AAA — NNN,  in  sixes;   000,  eight  leaves. 

Title  to  Vol.  I.  as  above,  printed  within  a  containing  a  head  of  Henry  VIII.  under  a 

border  of  small  printer's  ornaments  of  two  crowned  rose,  A  I ;    on  the  verso,  a  large 

kinds,  and  all  enclosed  in  a  wide  border  of  woodcut  of  the  royal  arms,  supported  by  a 

birds,  plants,  etc.,  with  a  floriated  cross  in  griffin  and  a  greyhound,  with  a  portcullis 

center  of  bottom,  in  four  pieces.     The  ini-  on  either  side,  and  surmounted  by  two  an- 

tial  letter,  "  H,"  of  the  title  is  a  woodcut,  gels  holding  a  scroll  with  a  latin  inscription. 


Collations  and  Notes.  19 

"C  The  preface  of  Johan  Bourchyer  knight  to  the  left),  a  i;    on  the  verso,  the  large 

lorde    Berners/tranflatour   of    this    prefent  woodcut  of  the  royal  arms,  already  described, 

cronycle",  A  2.  "the  table  of  this  prefent  "C  The    preface   of   fir   Johan    Bourchier 

volume",  A  3 — B  4  (verso  blank).     The  knyght   lorde    Berners ",  a  2.    "the    table 

work,  a — v,  aa — vv,  and  aaa  —  000  4  end-  of  this  prefent  volume",  a  2  verso  to  a  8 

ing  on  the  recto  with  the  colophon;  on  the  (verso  blank).  The  work,  A — U,  A  A — UU, 

verso,  a  full-page  woodcut  of  a  coat  of  arms,  AAA  —  NNN,  and  000  8,  ending  on  the 

said  by  Herbert  to  be  Pynson's,  and  desig-  recto  with  the  colophon ;  on  the  verso  is  Pyn- 

nated  as  his  device  No.  7.  son's  device  No.  7,  as  in  the  first  volume. 

Title  to  Vol.  II.  as  above,  within  a  broad.         It  is  considered  unnecessary  to  print  the 

highly  ornamental  border,  ascribed  to  Hoi-  colophons  in  full,  as  the  portions  omitted 

bein  (see  letters  H.  H.  in  center  of  border  are  identical  with  the  respective  titles. 


BRANDT,  SEBASTIAN.     See  Alexander  Barclay,  Nos.  17,  18. 

25  BRENDE,  JOHN. 

The  Histo-  |  rie  Of  Qvintvs  |  Curcius,  conteyning  the  Ac-  |  tes 
of  the  greate  Alexander  |  tranflated  out  of  La-  |  tine  into  Eng- 
lifhe  I  by  lohn  |  Brende.  |  1553.  |  C  Imprinted  at  London  by  \ 
Rycharde  Tottell.  \  Cum  Priuilegio  ab  imprinien-  \  diim  solum. 
[Colophon]  Imprynted  \  at  London  by  Richarde  Tottell,  dwellytige 
in  Flete-  \  Jirete  at  the  figne  of  the  hande  and  Jiarre,  withiji  |  Tetn- 
ple  barre.  Anno  domini.  \  IS53-  \  C  Cum  priuilegio  ad  imprimen- 
dum  folum.  |  per  feptennium. 

Quarto.     Black  letter.     First  edition. 

Collation  :  A,  four  leaves ;  B —  K,  in  eights  ;  Aa — Hh  4,  in  eights. 

Title  as  above,  in  a  panel  set  in  the  center  wound  in  his  breast,  and  in  front  of  him  a 

of  an  elaborate  wood-engraving  represent-  woman  falling   on  the   point   of  a   sword, 

ing  a  landscape  at  the  top  and  sides,  and  at  A  i  (verso  blank).     Preface  addressed  to 

the  bottom  two  figures  —  a  man  lying  at  the  the  Duke  of  Northumberland,  A  2  — A  4. 

foot  of  a  tree,  with  blood  pouring  from  a  The  work,  B  I  —  Hh  4. 

26  BROOKE,  FULKE  GREVILLE,  LORD  (1554-1628). 

Certaine  |  Learned  |  And  |  Elegant  |  Workes  |  Of  The  |  Right 
Honorable  |  Fvlke  j  Lord  Brooke,  |  Written  in  his  Youth,  and 
familiar  |  Exercife  with  |  Sir  |  Philip  Sidney.  |  The  feucrall  Names 
of  which  Workes  the  |  following  page  doth  declare.  |  I^ondon,  | 
Printed  by  E.  P.  for  Henry  Seyle,  and  are  to  \  be  fold  at  his  Jhop  at 
the  figne  of  the  Tygers  \  head  in  St.  Panics  Church-yard.     i6jj. 

Folio.     First  edition. 


20 


Collations  and  Notes. 


Collation:    Two  leaves  (unsigned) ;  d — k,  in  fours;   /,  two  leaves; 
D — Z  and  Aa —  Qq,  in  fours;  Rr,  six  leaves. 


Title  as  above,  one  leaf;  on  verso,  "The 
Names  Of  The  Severall  Bookes  ",  preceded 
by  a  blank  leaf.  "A  Treatie  of  Humane 
Learning",  etc.,  d  i — 1  2.  "Alaham", 
D  I  —  N  4,  ending  with  the  printer's  license, 
dated  June  23, 1632 ;  on  verso, "  The  Speak- 
ers Names"  to  the  Tragedy  of  Mustapha, 
which  follows.    "  Mvstapha",0  I — Z4;  on 


verso,  the  printer's  license,  dated  June  23, 
1632.  "Caslica",  containing  109  sonnets, 
Aa  I  —  Mm  4.  Letters,  Nn  I  —  Rr  5. 
Blank  leaf,  Rr  6.  The  pagination  com- 
mences with  p.  23,  on  signature  d  i,  con- 
tinuing to  p.  82,  then  commences  again  with 
p.  I,  signature  D  I,  and  continues  to  the 
end,  p.  298. 


It  is  generally  believed  that  this  book  originally  began  with  "  A  Treatise 
on  Religion,"  said  to  have  been  suppressed  by  order  of  Archbishop  Laud. 


27   BROWNE,  WILLIAM  (1590-^,  1645). 

Britannia's  |  Pastorals.  |  Lond:  print:  for  Geo:  Norton,  dwell:  at 
Temple  barr.  W  Hole  fe  \f6if\. 

Britannia's  |  Pastorals.  |  The  fecond  Booke.  |  Horat.  |  Carmine 
Dij  fuperi  placantur,  carmine  Manes.  |  London:  \  Printed  by  Thomas 
Snodham  for  George  \  Norton,  and  are  to  be  fold  at  the  figne  of  \  the 
Red  Bull  without  Temple -barre.  \  i6i6. 

Folio.     First  edition  of  both  parts. 

Collation:  [First  book]  A,  six  leaves;  B — O,  in  fours ;  P,  two  leaves. 
[Second  book]  Two  leaves;  A  —  S,  in  fours. 


Blank  leaf,  A  i.  Title  engraved  on  copper 
by  W.  Hole,  of  a  rustic  arch  having  a  scroll 
suspended  by  two  cupids,  with  the  inscrip- 
tion "  Britannia's  Pastorals  ",  beneath  which 
are  a  shepherd  and  shepherdess  conversing ; 
in  the  distance,  a  shepherd  tending  his  flock, 
while  others  are  dancing,  one  leaf  (verso 
blank).  Dedication  to  Edward,  Lord  Zouch, 
A  2  (verso  blank).  "To  the  Reader",  A  3 
recto   (misprinted  A   2).      Commendatory 


verses  signed  L  Selden  (2),  Michael  Draiton, 
Edward  Heyward,  Christopher  Brooke,  Fr. 
Dynne,  Tho.  Gardiner,  W.  Ferrar,  and  Fr. 
Ovlde,  A  3  verso  to  A  6.  The  work,  B  i  —  P 
2.  Pages  60  and  61  are  engraved  on  copper, 
and  contain  some  curious  figures  of  a  heart, 
a  shepherd's  crook,  a  comb,  a  lover's-knot 
interlaced,  and  a  cupid,with  verses  inscribed 
on  or  under  them. 


[Second  Part.] 


Title  as  above,  one  leaf  (verso  blank). 
Commendatory  verses  signed  by  G.  Wither, 
W.  B. ,  and  Ben  lonson,  and  "Faults  escaped", 
one  leaf.  Dedication  to  William,  Earl  of  Pem- 
brooke,  A  I  (verso  blank).  More  commen- 
datory verses  signed  lohn  Glanvill,  Tho: 


Wenman,  W.  Herbert  (2),  lohn  Davies  of 
Heref.,  Carolvs  Croke,  Vnton  Croke,  Anth: 
Vincent,  lohn  Morgan,  Thomas  Heygate, 
and  Avgvstvs  Caesar,  A  2  —  A  4.  The 
work,  B  I  —  S  4  (verso  blank). 


[  No.  27.     Size  of  original,  4^'',,  x  7riv  inches.] 


Collations  and  Notes. 


21 


28   BROWNE,  WILLIAM. 

Britannia's  |  Pastorals.  |  The  firft  Booke. 
fuperi  placantur,  carmine  |  Manes.  |  London, 
Hand.  I  162^. 

Octavo.     Second  edition. 


Horat.  I  Carmine  Dij 
Printed  by  John  Hav- 


CoLLATiON  \  A —  Y,  in  eights. 

Title  as  above,  with  woodcut  device  in 
center  representing  a  flaming  heart  within 
wreath,  A  I  (verso  blank).  Dedication  to 
Edward,  Lord  Zouch,  A  2.  "  To  the  Read- 
ier", in  verse,  dated  "lune  the  18.  1613", 
A  3  recto.  Commendatory  verses  in  Latin 
and  English,  A  3  verso  to  A  8.  The  first 
book,  B  I  —  K  7.  On  K  8  (verso  blank)  a  new 
title  for  the  second  book,  as  follows :  "  Bri- 


tannia's j  Pastorals.  |  The  fecond  Booke.  | 
Horat.  I  Carmine  Dij  fuperi  placantur,  car- 
mine Manes.  |  London,  \  Printed  by  John 
Haviland,  \  162^"  Dedication  to  William, 
Earl  of  Pembroke,  L  I.  Commendatory 
verses  in  English  and  Latin,  L  2  —  L  6.  The 
second  book,  L  7  —  Y  8  (verso  blank).  On 
F  8  verso  is  a  woodcut  true-lover's  knot, 
and  on  G  I  recto  is  a  woodcut  of  Cupid. 


Lowndes  mentions  an  edition  of  1623,  but  it  is  not  described  by  other 
bibliographers,  and  it  is  doubtful  whether  any  such  edition  exists. 


29   BROWNE,  WILLIAM. 

The  I  Shepheards  |  Pipe.  |  [A  line  of  Greek.]  |  London  \  Printed 
by  N.  O.  for  George  Nor-  \  ton,  and  are  to  be  fold  at  his  Shop  \  with- 
ont  Temple-barre.     i6i^. 

Octavo.     First  edition. 


Collation:  A,  four  leaves;  B — 1 7,,  in  eights. 


Title  as  above,  within  a  border  formed 
of  printer's  ornaments,  A  2  (verso  blank). 
Commendatory  poem  by  E.  Johnson,  A  3. 
Dedication  in  verse  to  Lord  Zouch,  A  4 
(verso  blank).  The  poem,  B  i  —  F3  (verso 
blank).  Title  as  follows,  within  a  border 
of  printer's  ornaments:  "Other  |  Eglogves:  | 
By  I  Mr.  Brooke,  Mr.  Wither,  |  and  Mr. 
Davies.  (  London  \  Printed  by  N.  O.  for  G. 
Norton.  \  1614.",  F  4  (verso  blank).  The 
three  eclogues  addressed  to  William  Browne 
by  Christopher  Brooke,  George  Wither,  and 


John  Davies,  F  5  —  G  7  (verso  blank). 
Poem  addressed  "To  his  better  beloued, 
then  knowne  friend,  Mr.  Browne ",  G  8 
(verso  blank).  Title  as  follows ;  "An  Other  | 
Eclogve :  I  By  I  Mr  George  Wither.  |  Ded- 
icated to  his  truely  louing  |  and  worthy 
friend,  Mr  |  W.  Browne.  |  London,  \  Printed 
for  George  Norton.  \  1614",  H  i  (verso 
blank).  The  poem,  H  2  —  I  2  (verso  blank). 
Poem, "  To  his  Melisa  ",  in  imitation  of  Mos- 
chus,  I  3. 


George  Wither  was  joint  author  of  this  work,  which  was  reprinted  in  the 
1620  edition  of  "The  Workes  of  Master  George  Wither." 


22  Collations  and  Notes. 

THE 

ANATOMY  OF 

MELANCHOLY^ 

yVHAT  IT  IS. 

VVITH  ALL  THE  KINDES, 

CAV  SE  S,  SYMPTOMES,  PROG. 
TipsriCKES,  ^X^D  SEVS. 

\JiLL  CFKES  OF  IT, 

IN  THREE  MAINE  PARTITIONS 
with  their  (cuerallSECT I  onSjMbm- 

BERS,    and    SVB  SEC- 
TIONS. 

yirriosopiiiCj4LLT,iME'Drcu 

WALLTy  aiSTORtCMir,  Of£, 

K8D   AVD  cyr  rp. 

BY 
Demochitvs  Entuorm 

With  a  Si.^ricaJI  Preface,  conduciRg  to 
the  following  1)tjcottrjco 

Macros. 
OomceaeutD,  Nihil  ineuni« 

^T  OXFO%J), 

PuncedbylouN  Lichfield  andlAidES 

Short, forHENRY  Cripps. 

jinno  Dom»  i6 it. 

30   BURTON,  ROBERT  (1576-1639). 

The  I  Anatomy  Of  |  Melancholy,  |  What  It  Is.  |  With  All  The 
Kindes,  |  Cavses,  Symptomes,  Prog-  |  nostickes,  And  Seve-  |  rail 
Cvres  Of  It.  |  In  Three  Maine  Partitions  |  with  their  feuerall  Sec- 


Collations  and  Notes.  23 

tions,  Mem-  |  bers,  and  Svbsec-  |  tions,  |  Philosophically,  Medici-  | 
nally,  Historically,  Ope-  |  ned  And  Cvt  Vp.  |  By  |  Democritvs 
lunior.  |  With  a  Satyricall  Preface,  conducing  to  |  the  following 
Difcourfe.  |  Macrob.  |  Omne  meum.  Nihil  meum.  |  At  Oxford,  \ 
Printed  by  lohn  Lichfield  and  lames  \  Short,  for  Henry  Cripps.  \ 
Anno  Dom.  1621. 
Quarto.     First  edition. 

Collation:  a — f  \,  in  eights;  A — Ddd a^,  in  eights. 

Title  as  above,  a  l  (verso  blank).     Dedi-  Partition",  Hh  6  —  Hh   8    (verso  blank), 

cation  to  Baron  Berkley,  a  2  (verso  blank).  The  third  partition,  li  I  — Ccc  8;  on  the  ver- 

"  Democritvs  Ivnior  to  the  Reader",  a  3 —  so, three  Latin  quotations.  "The  Conclusion 

e  8.     "The  Synopsis  of  the  first  Partition",  of  the  Author  to  the  Reader  ",  dated  "  From 

f,  four  leaves.    The  first  partition,  A  I — S  4  my  Studie  in  Christ-Church  Oxon.  Decemb 

(verso  blank).    "The  Synopsis  Of  The  Sec-  5.  1620",  Ddd  i  —  Ddd  3.     "  Errata",  Ddd 

ond  Partition",  S  5  —  S  8.    The  second  par-  4  (verso  blank), 
tition,  T  I  — Hh  5.    "Analysis  Of  The  Third 

This  edition  differs  from  the  others  published  during  the  author's  life,  of 
which  there  were  eight,  in  both  omissions  and  additions.  The  author's  name 
in  this  edition  is  signed  in  the  address  of  the  author  to  the  reader. 

31    BURTON,  ROBERT. 

The  I  Anatomy  Of  |  Melancholy.  |  What  it  is,  With  all  the  kinds 
causes,  |  symptomes,  prognostickes,  &  seuerall  cures  of  it.  |  In 
three  Partitions,  with  their  severall  |  Sections,  members  &  subfec- 
tions.  I  Philosophically,  Medicinally,  |  Historically,  opened  &  cut 
vp.  I  By  I  Democritus  Junior.  |  With  a  Satyricall  Preface,  condu- 
cing I  to  the  following  Discourse.  |  The  thirde  Edition,  corrected 
and  I  augmented  by  the  Author.  |  Omne  tulit  punctum,  qui  miscuit 
vtile  dulci.  |  Oxford  \  Printed  for  \  Henry  Cripps.  \  1628.  [Colo- 
phon] Oxford,  I  Printed  by  lohn  Liehfield,  Printer  \  to  the  Famous 
Vniversity ,  for  \  Henry  Cripps.     Ann.  Dom.  \  162S. 

Folio. 

Collation  :  Two  preliminary  leaves  without  signatures ;  •  •,  ttco  leaves  ; 
a  —  k,  in  fours;  ^,  two  leaves ;  A — Pppp  2,  in  fours. 

Title  as  above,  engraved  by  C.  Le  Blon,  "  Democritus  Junior  to  the  Reader  ",  a  i — k 
one  leaf  (verso  blank).  Dedication  to  Baron  3  (verso  blank).  "  Lectori  male  serialo  ", 
Berkley,  one  leaf  (verso  blank).  Poem,  k  4  (verso  blank).  "The  Synopsis  of  the 
"Democritus  Junior  ad  Librum  suum  ",  first  partition,"  y,  two  leaves.  The  first  par- 
••  I.  A  second  poem  in  English,  "The  tition,  A  i  — Dd  I.  "The  Synopsis  of  the 
Authors  Abstract  of  Melancholy",   •*•  2.     second  partition",  Dd  2— Dd  3.    The  sec- 


24  Collations  and  Notes. 

ond   partition,  Dd  4  —  Bbb   2.     "Analysis  (verso   blank).     Colophon   as   above,  with 

of  the  third  partition  ",  Bbb  3.     The  third  printer's  device  and  ornamental  head-  and 

partition,   Bbb  4 — Nnnn  4.     The   Table,  tail-pieces,  Pppp  2  (verso  blank). 
Oooo,  four  leaves.     List  of  errata,  Pppp  i 

This  third  edition  is  the  first  with  the  engraved  title-page  and  portrait  of 
the  author.  The  title  occupies  the  center  of  the  page,  having  over  it  a 
representation  of  the  ancient  Democritus,  and  underneath  a  portrait  of 
Burton.  On  either  side  are  likenesses  of  the  Jealous,  the  Lover,  the  Super- 
stitious, Solitude,  the  Hypochondriac,  and  the  Madman ;  while  in  the  lower 
corners  are  Borage  and  Hellebore, — 

"  Soveraign  plants  to  purge  the  veins 

Of  melancholy,  and  chear  the  heart 

Of  those  black  fumes  vhich  make  it  smart." 

Burton  constantly  made  additions  to  the  different  editions  ofthe  "Anat- 
omy" up  to  that  of  1 65 1,  which  represents  its  final  form. 

CiESAR,  CAIUS   JULIUS.     See  Arthur  Golding,  No.  iii. 

32  CAREW,  RICHARD  (1555-1620). 

Godfrey  of  |  BvUoigne,  |  Or  |  The  Recouerie  of  |  Hiervsalem.  | 
An  Heroicall  poeme  written  in  |  Italian  by  Seig.  Torquato  Taffo,  | 
and  tranflated  into  Englifh  |  by  R.  C.  Efquire:  |  And  now  the  firft 
part  containing  |  fiue  Cantos,  Imprinted  in  |  both  Languages.  | 
London  \  Imprinted  by  John  Windet  for  |  ChriJlopherHuntof\  Ex- 
ceter,  1594. 

Quarto.     First  edition. 

Collation  :  ^,  two  leaves ;  A  —  Gg  2,  in  fours. 

Title   as   above,  within   wide  border   of  C.  H.",  JtHj  2.     The  poem  in  five  cantos, 

printer's  ornaments,  ^tj  I   (verso  blank),  the  Italian  and  EngUsh  on  opposite  pages, 

"To  the  Reader  ",  dated  "  From  Exceter  the  A  i  —  Gg  2  (recto  of  A  i  and  verso  of  Gg  2 

laft  of  Februarie,  1594  ",  and  signed  "  Yours  blank). 

First  English  translation  of  Tasso.  The  imprint  sometimes  varies ;  copies 
occur  with  name  of  Thomas  Man  instead  of  Christopher  Hunt. 

CASTIGLIONE,  IL  CONTE    BALDESARE.     See  Sir  Thomas 
Hoby,  No.  145. 

33  CAXTON,  WILLIAM  (1422-^.  1490). 

vitas  patrum  [Second  leaf]  ^  Here  foloweth  the  right  deuoute, 
mo  I  che  lowable,  &  recomendable  lyff  of  the  |  olde  Auncyent  holy 
faders  hermytes,  |  late  tranflated  out  of  latyn  in  to  fren-  |  fhe,  and 


Collations  and  Notes. 


25 


dylygently  corrected  in  the  cyte  |  of  lyon,  y^  yere  of  our  lord. 
M.LLLL.  I  Ixxxvi.vpon  that  whiche  hath  be  wry  |  ten  and  alfo 
tranflated  out  of  Greke  |  in  to  Latyn,  by  the  bleffyd  &  holy  faynt  | 
Saynt  Jerome  right  deuoute  &  ap-  |  proued  doctour  of  the  chirche, 
&  other  I  folytarye  relygyoufe  perfones  after  hy  |  And  after  in  the 
yere  of  our  lorde .  M.  |  LLLL.lxxxxi .  reduced  in  to  Englyf  |  fhe 
folowyng  the  copye,  alwaye  vnder  |  correccyon  of  doctours  of  the 
chirche. 

Folio.     Black  letter.     Double  columns.    Woodcuts. 

Collation  :  A  and  a — 0,  in  eights;  p,  six  leaves ;  q — x,  in  eights;  j,  ten 
leaves ;  z,  eight  leaves;  aa — //,  in  eights;  vv  and  xx,  six  leaves  each. 

Title,  "  vitas  patrum  ",  in  one  line — white 
letters  on  a  black  ground,  engraved  on  wood, 
and  printed  in  the  center  of  the  page,  A  I 
(verso  blank).  "C  The  Prologue  of  the 
tranflatour ",  commencing  as  above,  A  2, 
ending  on  the  verso.  The  table  "  of  y^  cha- 
pytres  of  this  prefent  volume  conteynyng  in 
it  four  partyes  ",  A  2  verso  to  A  8;  on  verso, 
a  full-page  woodcut  of  St.  Jerome  sitting  at 
a  reading-desk,  and  surrounded  by  a  num- 
ber of  persons,  two  of  whom  are  in  bishop's 
dress.  In  the  foreground  is  a  lion  appa- 
rently listening  with  great  attention.  This 
same  cut  is  repeated  at  the  commencement 
of  each  part  (except  the  first),  and  again  at 
the  end  of  the  book.  "C  Prologue  of  faynt 
Jherom  ",  a  i  to  the  end  of  the  first  column 
of  a  2  recto.  "  Prima  pars  ",  a  2  recto  to 
y  10.  "  Secunda  pars  ",  having  on  recto 
the  woodcut,  z  I  —  rr  5.  "Tercia  pars", 
having  on  recto  the  woodcut,  rr  6  —  tt  3 
recto  ;  on  verso,  the  woodcut.  "  Quarta 
pars",  tt  4 — vv  I ;  on  verso,  the  woodcut. 
"  Quinta  pars",  w  2  —  xx  5;  ending  with 
the  colophon  as  follows :  "  C  Thus  endyth 
the  mood  vertuoufe  hyftorye  of  the  deuoute 
&  right  renommed  lyues  of  holy  faders 
lyuynge  in  deferte,  worthy  of  remembraunce 

Dibdin  pronounces  this  to  be  one  of  the  most  magnificent  of  Wynken  de 
Worde's  typographical  productions.  The  type  is  precisely  similar  to  that 
used  in  the  "  Polychronicon  "  and  the  "  Golden  Legend." 


to  all  well  dyfpofed  perfones,  whiche  hath 
be  tranflated  out  of  Frenfflie  in  to  Englyfflie 
by  Wyllyam  Caxton  of  Weflmynflre  late 
deed,  and  fynyffhed  it  at  the  lafle  daye  of 
his  lyff.  Enprynted  in  the  fayd  towne  of 
Weftmynftre  be  my  Wynkyn  de  Worde  the 
yere  of  our  lorde.  M.LLLL.lxxxxv,  and  the 
tenth  yere  of  our  fouerayne  lorde  kyng  Henry 
the  feuenth."  The  last  leaf,  xx  6,  is  occu- 
pied by  a  large  woodcut  of  Caxton's  device, 
such  as  he  used  in  works  issued  after  1487, 
and  which  was  adopted  by  De  Worde  in  his 
earlier  publications.  It  consists  of  a  large 
square,  divided  into  three  horizontal  com- 
partments, the  center  being  occupied  with 
the  well-known  device  of  the  letters  W.  C. 
on  either  side  of  a  cipher,  and  the  other  two 
being  filled  with  double  rows  of  ornaments, 
one  row  being  white  on  a  black  ground ;  on 
verso  of  this  leaf  is  the  same  full -page  wood- 
cut described  above,  having  printed  above 
it  "  vitas  patrum  "  from  the  same  block  as 
used  for  the  title.  The  work  contains  a 
large  number  of  rude  woodcuts  of  the  saints 
and  incidents  in  their  lives,  printed  in  the 
text;  many  of  them  are  repeated  several 
times. 


CERVANTES,  MIGUEL  DE.     See  Thomas  Shelton,  No.  213. 


26  Collations  and  Notes. 

34  CHAPMAN,  GEORGE  (i5S9?-i634). 

Homer  |  Prince  of  |  Poets :  |  Translated  accord-  |  ing  to  the 
Greeke,  |  in  |  twelue  Bookes  of  |  his  Iliads,  |  By  |  Geo:  Chapman  | 
Qui  Nil  molitur  |  Inepte  |  At  Lofidon  printed  for  Samuel  Mac/mm 
Will:  Hole  Jculp:  \c.  idio.'] 

Folio. 

^62C2i"'<3t3  Collation:    Two  leaves;  A,  seven  leaves;   B — Z,  Aa — Cc,  in  fours ; 

■  fis^-.    ^tJi,      Dd,  two  leaves;  Ee,  four  leaves;  Ff  two  leaves. 

^j^jlj  m/crsf  <^>-t^          Title  as  above,  having  on  either  side  full-  Dedication  to  Anne  of  Denmark,  one  leaf 

,     It  ^  ^^      length  figures  of  Achilles  and  Hector,  and  (verso  blank)  inserted  between  signatures 

^»  Jp    at  the  top  a  head  of  Homer,  supported  by  A  2  —  A3.    The  Iliads,  B  I  —  Cc  3.     Blank 

^-  **^             T     reclining  figures  of  Vulcan  and  Apollo,  vi'ith  leaf,  Cc  4.     Sonnets  to  the  Duke  of  Len- 

-i^«.w-»  M./'o*  A'«^>      tj^g  motto, "  Mulciber  in  Troiam,  pro  Troia  nox,  the  Lord  Chancellor,  Earl  of  Salisbury, 

oi-L  /»*^"  "^^         flabat  Apollo",  beautifully  engraved  by  W.  Earl  of  Suffolk,  Earl  of  Northampton,  Lady 

Hole,  one  leaf  (verso  blank).     Dedication,  Arabella,  Countess  of  Bedford,  Earl  of  Sus- 

.  7i,  tf-^AvU'        "To  The  High  Borne  Prince  Of  Men,  Hen-  sex,  Earl  of  Pembroke,  Earl  of  Montgom- 

/<i<tfi             '■'c;    Thrice  Roiall  Inheritor  to  th'  vnited  ery,  Lord    Lisle,    Sir    P.    Sidney,  Earl    of 

Kingdomes   of  Great    Britanne,  &c.",  one  Southampton,  and  Earl  of  Arundel,  Dd  I  — 

leaf  and  A  I — A  2   (verso  blank).     "To  Ff  I.     Blank  leaf,  Ff  2. 
the   Reader",  A3 — A  6   (verso   blank). 

Chapman  published  in  1598  the  first  seven  books  of  the  Iliad.  The 
other  five  books  appear  here  for  the  first  time. 

35  CHAPMAN,  GEORGE. 

The  Iliads  Of  |  Homer  |  Prince  of  Poets.  |  Neuer  before  in  any 
Ian-  I  guag  truely  tranflated.  |  With  |  a  Coment  vppon  fome  of  his 
chiefe  |  places;  |  Donne  according  to  the  Greeke  |  By  Geo:  Chap- 
man. I  At  London  printed  for  Nathaniell  Butter.  |  William  Hole 
fculp:  \c.  16 1 2.'] 

Folio. 

Collation:  •,  A  —  Z  and  Aa — Ff,  in  sixes;  Gg,  ten  leaves. 

Engraved  title  as  above,  by  William  Hole,  kingdoms  of  Great  Brittaine",*  2  —  ^4;  on 

having  on  either  side  full-length  figures  of  verso,  an  anagram  on  his  name.    Dedication, 

Achilles  and  Hector,  and  at  the  top  a  head  "  To  The  Sacred  Fovntaine  Of  Princes ;  Sole 

of  Homer,  supported  on  either  side  by  re-  Empresse  Of  Beavtie  And  Vertve ;   Anne, 

dining  figures  of  Vulcan  and  Apollo,  with  Queene  of  England  ",  -k  5  (verso  blank), 

the  motto,  "  Mulciber  in  Troiam,  pro  Troia  Verses, "To The  Reader  ",•  6  —  A  2.   "The 

ftabat  Apollo  " ;  below  the  title,  in  an  orna-  Preface    To    The    Reader",   A  3  —  A    5. 

mental  panel,  is  another  motto,  "  Qui  Nil  "  Faults  efcaped  ",  A  6  (verso  blank).     The 

mo-Htur  Inepte  ",  •  i  (verso  blank).     Dedi-  Iliads,  B  i  —  Gg  3.    Sonnets  to  the  Duke  of 

cation,  "To  The  High  Borne  Prince  Of  Men,  Lennox,  the  Lord  Chancellor,  the  Earls  of 

Henrie  Thrice  Royall  inheritor  to  the  vnited  Salisbury,  Suffolk,  Northampton,  Arundell, 


I  onAan,FrmJ>-/'  fy      lokn   Bill     m     M.^ii.''  in 

[  No.  37.     Size  of  original,  6^  X  10^  inches.] 


Collations  and  Notes.  27 

Pembrooke,  and  Montgomery,  Lord  Lisle,  Thomas  Howard,  Visconnt  Cranborne,  Vis- 
Countess  of  Montgomery,  Lady  Wroth,  count  Rochester,  and  Sir  Edward  Philips, 
Countess  of  Bedford,  Earle  of  Southamp-  Gg  4 — Gg  9  (verso  blank).  Blank  leaf, 
ton,  Earl  of  Sussex,  Lord  of  Walden,  Sir  Gg  10. 

First  complete  edition  of  Chapman's  translation.  Title  is  an  enlarged 
copy  of  the  one  issued  mth  the  twelve  books. 

36  CHAPMAN,  GEORGE. 

Homer's  Odysses.  |  Tranflated  according  to  y^  Greeke  |  By.  Geo: 
Chapman  |  At  mihi  q^  viuo  detraxerit  Inuida  Turba  |  Post  obitum 
duplici  foenore  reddet  Honos.  |  Imprinted  at  Lo7idofi  by  |  Rich: 
Field,  for  Nath-  \  aniell  Butter.   \c.  idi^.'j 

Folio.     First  edition. 

Collation:  A  —  Q,  in  sixes;  R,  eight  leaves;  S — Z  and  Aa — Hh,  in 
sixes;  li,  eight  leaves. 

Blank  leaf,  A  I.    Engraved  title  as  above,  quod  vivo  detraxerit  Invida  turba  |  Poft  obi- 

within  an  ornamental  panel  supported  by  turn   duplici  foenore   reddet    Honos.  |  Lon- 

two  cupids,  having  below  it,  in  center,  a  full-  don,  \  Printed  for  A^atkaniel  Butter",  A  2 

length  figure  of  Homer,  with  the  motto  over  (verso  blank).     Dedication,  "To  The  Most 

his  head,  "  Solus  fapit  hie  homo  ",  and  on  Worthily  Honored,  My  Singvlar  Good  Lord, 

either  side,  "  Reliqui  vero  "  and  "Vmbrse  Robert,  Earle  of  Somerset ",  A  3  —  A  6;  on 

mouentur  " ;  in  the  lower  corners  are  seated  verso,  "Certaine  ancient  Greeke  Epigrammes 

figures  of  Pallas  and  of  Ulysses  with  his  dog.  Translated  ".  The  Odysses,  B  i  —  R  7  (verso 

I  leaf  (verso  blank).  Printed  title,"  Homers  ]  blank),  R  8  a  blank  leaf,  and  S  I  —  li  8,  the 

Odysses.  |  Translated  According  |  To   The  last  leaf  being  blank. 
Greeke.  |  By  |  George  Chapman.  |  At  mihi 

37  CHAPMAN,  GEORGE. 

the  I  Crowne  of  all  Homers  Worckes  |  Batrachomyomachia  |  Or 
the  Battaile  of  Frogs  and  Mife  |  His  Hymn's  —  and  —  Epigrams  | 
Tranflated  according  to  y^  Griginall  |  By  George  Chapman.  |  Lon- 
don,  Printed  by  John  Bill,  his  Maiesties  Printer.  \c.  i62^.'\ 

Folio. 

Collation:  One  leaf;  ^,  and  A — Z,  in  fours;  Aa,  two  leaves. 

Title  as  above,  in  the  lower  compartment  a  wreath  of  laurel  by  Apollo  and  Minerva ; 

of  a  fine  engraved  frontispiece  by  Will.  Pass,  behind  his  chair  is  a  figure  of  Mercury, —  one 

under  it  a  portrait  of  Chapman  surrounded  leaf  (verso  blank).     Dedication,  "To    My 

by  clouds  and  having  the  battles  of  a  frog  Ever    Most-Worthie-To-Be-Most    Honor'd 

and  mouse  at  either  side;  the  upper  half  of  Lord,  The  Earle  Of  Somerset",  If  I— H  3. 

the  frontispiece  is  occupied  by  a  half-length  "The  occafion  of  this  Impos'd  Crowne", 

portrait  of  Homer,  in  the  center,  seated  be-  H  4  (verso  blank).    "  Batraxomyomaxia", 

fore  an  open  book  and  being  crowned  with  A  l  — C  I  (verso  blank).     "An  Hynne  to 


28  Collations  and  Notes. 

Apollo  ",  C   2— G   I   (verso  blank).     "A  X  4,  Y  3,  Y  4,  Z  2,  and  Z  4).    The  epilogue, 

Hymne  to   Hermes",  G   2 — L  4   (verso  Aa  I — Aa  2,  commencing, 

blank).    "  A  Hymne  to  Venvs  ",  M  i — O  2. 

"  Bacch vs,  or  The  Py rats  ",03  —  P  I  (verso  "  The  Worke  that  I  was  borne  to  doe,  is  done. 

blank).     Other  short  hymns,  epigrams,  etc..  Glory  to  him,  that  the  Conclufion 

P  2  —  Z  4  (the  following  leaves  having  the  Makes  the  beginning  of  my  life:  and  Neuer 

verso  blank,  viz. :  Q  4,  R  4,  S  3,  V  3,  X  3,  Let  me  be  faid  to  line;  till  I  Hue  Euer." 

There  is  considerable  doubt  as  to  the  date  when  this  book  was  published, 
some  authorities  placing  it  as  early  as  16 13,  but  the  later  and  more  careful 
critics  incline  to  the  year  above  given. 

38  CHAPMAN,  GEORGE. 

The  I  Georgicks  |  Of  |  Hesiod,  |  By  George  Chapman ;  |  Trans- 
lated Elaborately  |  out  of  the  Greek:  |  Containing  Doctrine  of 
Husbandrie,  Moralitie,  |  and  Pietie ;  with  a  perpetuall  Calendar  of 
Good  I  and  Bad  Daies;  Not  fuperflitious,  but  neceffarie  |  (as  farre 
as  naturall  Caufes  compell)  for  all  |  Men  to  obferue,  and  difiference 
in  fol-  I  lowing  their  affaires.  |  Nee  caret  vmbra  Deo.  |  London,  | 
Printed  by  H.  L.  for  Miles  Partrich,  and  are  to  be  folde  \  at  his 
Shop  neare  Saint  Diinjlans  Church  in  \  Fleetjlreet.     i6j8. 

Quarto. 

Collation:  A — F,  in  fours. 

Title  as  above,  with  a  woodcut  device  of  celor  of  England,  &c.",  A  2  —  A  3;  on  the 

a  lamb  preceding  the  imprint,  A  I  (verso  verso,  an  account  of  Hesiod.     Commenda- 

blank).     Dedication,  "To  the  Most  Noble  tory  poems  by  Michael  Drayton  and  Ben. 

Combiner  Of  Learning,  And  Honovr :    Sr.  Jonson,  A  4.     The  poem,  B  I  —  F  4  (verso 

Francis  Bacon,  Knight ;  Lord  High  Chan-  blank). 

39  CHAUCER,  GEOFFREY  (i34o?-i4oo). 

The  workes  of  |  Geffray  Chau  |  cer  newly  printed/with  |  dyuers 
workes  whi  |  che  were  neuer  in  |  print  before :  |  As  in  the  table 
more  playnly  |  dothe  appere.  |  Cum  priuilegio,  [colophon]  C  Thus 
endeth  the  workes  of  Geffray  |  Chaucer.  Printed  at  Lbdon  \  by 
Thomas  Godfray.  \  The  y ere  of  our  lorde.M.D.xxxii. 

Folio.    Black  letter.    Double  columns.  Woodcuts.    First  collected  edition. 

Collation:  A^  four  leaves  ;  B — Pp,  in  sixes  ;  Qq,  nine  leaves  ;  Rr — Vvv, 
in  sixes. 

Title  as  above,  within  a  woodcut  border  blank).  "The  Preface"  C  To  the  kynges 
of  naked  boys  in  procession,  with  horns  and  hyghnesse/my  most  gratious  foueraygne 
drum,  and  climbing  up  the  sides,  A  I  (verso     lorde  Hery  the  eight/by  the  grace  of  god 


Collations  and  Notes. 


29 


kyng  of  Englande  and  of  Fraunce/defenfor 
of  the  fayth/and  lorde  of  Irlande.  &c."  by 
"  your  mofl  humble  vaffall/subiecte  and 
feruaunt  Wylliam  Thynne/chefe  clerke  of 
your  kechyn  ",  A  2  —  A  3  ending  on  the 
recto.  "  C  A  Table  of  all  the  names  of  the 
workes  cotayned  in  this  volume",  A  3  recto 
ending  on  A  4  recto.  "C  Eight  goodly 
queftyos/with  their  aunfwers  ",  A  4  recto 
ending  on  verso.  "C  To  the  kynges  most 
noble  grace^  and  to  the  lordes  and  knyghtes 
of  the  garter  ",  A  4  verso.  Title  to  "  The 
Caunterbury  tales  "  within  border  as  before, 
B  I  (verso  blank).  "  The  prologues ", 
B  2  —  B  6.  The  tales,  each  of  which  (with 
the  exception  of"  Chaucer's,"  the  "Monk's," 
and  the  "  Nuns'  Priest's  ")  has  at  the  com- 
mencement a  rude  woodcut  of  the  speaker; 
twenty  in  all,  C  I — Z  6.  Title  to  "  The  Ro- 
maunt  of  the  Rose  "  within  border  as  before, 
Aa  I  (verso  blank).  The  work,  Aa  2  —  Gg 
6.  Title  to  "Troylus  ^nd  Crefeyde"  within 
border  as  before,  Hh  I  (verso  blank).  The 
work,  Hh  2 — Qq  6  verso.  "The  legende 
of  good  women  ",  Qq  6  verso  to  Ss  6;  end- 
ing on  verso  with  "C  A  goodly  balade  of 
Chaucer. "  Title  to  "  Boetius  de  confolatione 
philofophie  "  within  border  as  before,  Tt  i 
(verso  blank).  The  work,  Tt  2  — Bbb  i 
verso.  Title  to  "  The  dreame  of  Chaucer  " 
within  border  as  before,  Bbb  i  verso.  The 
work,  Bbb  2  —  Ccc  3  recto.  "  The  affemble 
of  Foules  ",  Ccc  3  recto  to  Ddd  i  recto. 
"The  Floure  of  Curtefy",  Ddd  i  recto  to 
Ddd  2.  Title  to  "  How  pite  is  ded  and 
beried  in  a  gentyll  hert "  within  border  as 

This  is  said  to  be  the  only  work  published  by  Godfray  with  a  date.  The 
"  Canterbury  Tales  "  were  published  before  by  Caxton,  Wynken  de  Worde, 
and  Pynson,  and  some  of  the  minor  works  were  printed  by  Caxton  and 
Pynson;  but  this  was  the  first  attempt  to  collect  Chaucer's  whole  works 
into  one  volume. 


before,  Ddd  3  (verso  blank).  The  work, 
Ddd  4,  ending  on  verso.  "  La  belle  dame 
fans  mercy",  Ddd  4  verso  to  Eee  3  verso. 
"  Of  quene  Annelida  and  falfe  Arcite  ",  Eee  3 
verso  to  Eee  5  verso.  "The  affemble  of 
ladies  ",  Eee  5  verso  to  Fff  4.  Title  to  "  The 
conclufions  of  the  Aftrolabie"  within  border 
as  before,  Fff  4  verso.  The  work,  Fff  5  — 
Hhh  2.  "The  complaynt  of  the  blacke 
knyght",  Hhh  2  verso  to  Hhh  6  verso. 
"A  preyfe  of  women  ",  Hhh  6  verso  to  lii  i 
verso.  "The  houfe  of  Fame  ",  lii  i  verso  to 
Kkk  6.  Title  to  "  The  teftament  of  loue  " 
within  border  as  before,  LU  I  (verso  blank). 
"  The  Prologue ' ',  Lll  2.  The  work,  Lll  3  — 
Rrr  2  recto.  "  The  lamentatyon  of  Mary 
Magdaleyne  ",  Rrr  2  recto  to  Rrr  6.  "  The 
Remedy  of  loue  ",  Rrr  6  verso  to  Sss  3  verso. 
"The  complaynt  of  mars  &  venus  ",  Sss  3 
verso  to  Sss  6  recto.  "  The  letter  of  Cupyde ' ', 
Sss  6  recto  to  Ttt  3  recto.  "A  balade  of 
our  Lady  ",  Ttt  3  recto  to  Ttt  4  verso.  "A 
balade  to  kyng  Henry  the  fourth  ",  Ttt  4 
verso  to  Vvv  I  recto.  "Of  the  Cuckowe 
and  the  Nyghtyngale  ",  Vvv  I  recto  to  Vvv  3 
recto.  "  To  the  lordes  of  the  kynges  houfe  " 
and  other  ballads,  Vvv  3  recto  to  Vvv  6 
(verso  blank). 

The  pagination  commences  on  Sig.  E  i 
with  folio  xiii,  and  ends  with  folio  CCC.lxxxiii. 
Folio  xviii  is  not  paged,  CCC  is  duplicated, 
and  Lxxxiiii  is  misprinted  Lxxxv.  There 
are  three  unpaged  leaves  between  folios 
CCxix  and  CCxx,  making  nine  leaves  in 
signature  Q. 


40  CHAUCER,  GEOFFREY. 

C  The  workes  of  |  Geffray  Chau-  |  ccr  newlye  printed,  wyth 
dy-  I  uers  workes  whych  were  |  neuer  in  print  |  before :  |  As  in 
the  table  more  playnly  |  doth  appere.  |  Cum  Priuilcgio  |  ad  impri- 


30 


Collations  and  Notes. 


[No.  39.] 


Collations  and  Notes. 


31 


mendum   Solum.  |  C  Prynted  by  John   Reyncs  \  dwellynge  at  the 
fygne  of  \  faynte   George  in  \  Pauls  Church-  \  yarde.  \  154.2. 

Folio.     Black  letter.     Double  columns.    Woodcuts.     Second   collected 
edition. 

Collation:  A,  four  leaves ;  B — Z,  Aa — Yy,  and  AA  —  TT,vi  sixes. 


Title  as  above,  within  a  coarse  woodcut 
border  in  form  of  an  arch  supported  on 
either  side  by  a  pillar,  having  on  their  bases 
the  initials  W.  R.  (William  Rastell),  A  i  (ver- 
so blank).  The  preface,  "C  To  the  Kynges 
hyghnesse,  my  moost  gratious  soueraigne 
lorde  Henry  the  eyght",  A  2  —  A3  recto. 
The  table,  A  3  recto  to  A  4  recto.  "  C  Eyght 
goodly  queflions,  with  theyr  aunfweres " 
and  "  Balades  ",  A  4  recto  to  verso.  Title 
to  "C  The  Caunterbury  tales"  within  bor- 
der as  before,  B  i  (verso  blank).  "  The 
prologue",  B  2  —  B  6.  The  tales,  each 
commencing  with  a  rude  woodcut,  with  the 
exception  of  those  by  Chaucer,  the  Monk, 
and  the  Nuns'  Priest,  twenty-one  in  all 
(that  for  the  Knight  being  repeated  for  the 
Squire),  C  i  —  Z  6.     "C  The  Romaut  of 


the  Rofe  ",  title  within  border  as  before,  Aa  i 
(verso  blank).  The  work,  Aa  2  —  Gg  4. 
"CTroylus  and  Crefeyde",  "CThelegende 
of  good  women  ",  and  "  C  A  goodly  Balade 
of  Chaucer  "  (without  titles),  Gg  5  —  Ss  2. 
"C  Boetius  de  confolatione  Philofophie", 
title  within  border  as  before,  Ss  3  (verso 
blank).  The  work,  Ss  4  -  BB  2.  "  ►}<  The 
dreame  of  Chaucer "  and  other  works, 
printed  continuously  without  titles,  BB  3  — 
TT  6  (verso  blank).  On  the  last  page  is  the 
colophon,  "  C  Thus  endeth  the  workes  of 
Geffray  Chaucer,  Prynted  at  London.  The 
yere  of  our  lorde .  1^42.^'  (L  4  is  misprinted 
K  4,  Z  4  is  misprinted  Y  4,  and  Aa  I,  Ee  2, 
Ee  3,  and  Ee  4  are  misprinted  A  i  and  E  2, 
E  3  and  E  4  respectively.) 


The  "  Plowman's  Tale  "  appears  for  the  first  time  in  this  edition. 


41   CHAUCER,  GEOFFREY. 

The  workes  of  |  Geffray  Chau-  |  cer  newly  printed,  with  |  dyuers 
workes  whi-  |  che  were  neuer  in  |  print  before :  |  As  in  the  table 
more  playnly  |  dothe  appere.  |  Cum  priui-  |  Icgio.  [Colophon] 
C  Imprynted  at  London  by  Robart  \  loye,  dtvellyng  in  Panics  chur-  \ 
che  yarde  at  the  sygne  of  the  \  Bell.  \  Cum  priuilegio  ad  imprimen-  | 
dum  folum. 

Folio.     Black  letter.     Double  columns.     Third  collected  edition. 


Collation:   A,  eight  leaves;   B — X  4,  Aa — Zz,  and  Aaa — Qqq,  in 
sixes. 

Title  as  above,  within  a  woodcut  border 
composed  of  four  pieces,  A  I.  "The  Pro- 
logue", A  I  verso  to  A  8  (A  2  being  dupli- 
cated). The  Canterbury  Tales,  B  I— X  4 
(verso  blank).  "  The  Romaut  of  the  Rose  ", 
title  within  the  same  border  as  before,  Aa  I 
(verso  blank).     The  works,  printed  contin- 


uously without  separate  titles,  Aa  2  —  Zz 
and  Aaa  i — Qqq  5,  ending  with  the  colo- 
phon as  given  above,  Qqq  6  being  a  blank 
leaf.  A  woodcut  of  the  speaker  is  printed 
at  the  commencement  of  the  Knight's  and 
Squire's  tales. 


32  CoUations  and  Notes. 

This  edition  appears  with  four  different  imprints  in  the  colophon, — Toye, 
Kele,  Bonham,  and  Petit, —  and  seems  to  have  been  their  joint  undertaking. 
It  was  formerly  considered  to  have  been  printed  prior  to  the  John  Reynes 
edition  of  1542,  and  in  some  catalogues  has  been  confounded  with  that 
edition,  though  really  differing  very  widely  from  it.  The  best  recent  author- 
ities, among  them  the  late  Henry  Bradshaw,  of  Cambridge  University 
Library,  place  this  edition  between  the  editions  of  1542  and  1561. 

42  CHAUCER,  GEOFFREY. 

C  The  woorkes  of  Gefifrey  Chau-  |  cer,  newly  printed,  with  diuers 
ad-  I  dicions,  whiche  were  neuer  in  printe  before :  With  the  fiege 
and  I  deftruccion  of  the  worthy  citee  of  Thebes,  compiled  |  by  Jhon 
Lidgate,  Monke  of  Berie.  |  As  in  the  table  more  plainly  |  dooeth 
appere.  [Colophon]  C  Imprinted  at  Lon-  \  do7t,  by  Jhon  Kyngjion, 
for  Jhon  \  Wight,  dwellyng  in  Poules  \  Churchy arde.  \  Anno.  1561. 

Folio.     Black  letter.     Double  columns.     Fourth  collected  edition. 

Collation:  "^jfour  leaves;  A —  U,Aa — Fp,  and  Q — T,  in  sixes y  U 
and  X,  eight  leaves  each;  Y  and  Z,  six  leaves  each;  Aaa — 7?/,  in  sixes; 
Uuu,  eight  leaves. 

Title  as  above,  with  a  large  woodcut  of  a  rude  woodcut  of  a  knight  on  horseback 

Chaucer's  arms  occupying  about  two  thirds  at  the  beginning,  B  I  —  U  6.     Title  to  "  The 

of  the  page,  and  having  the  date  1560  in  Romaunt  of  the  Rose"  within  a  border  as 

small  figures  under  the  helmet,  and  the  fol-  before,  Aa   i    (verso  blank).      The  works, 

lowing  two  lines  of  verse  in  a  compartment  printed  continuously,  without  separate  titles, 

in  the  lower  portion:  "  Vertue  florifheth  in  Aa  2  — Pp  and  Q  —  T,  in  sixes;  U  and  X, 

Chaucer  ftill.  Though  death  of  hym,  hath  eight  leaves  each ;  Y  and  Z,  six  leaves  each  ; 

wrought  his  will",  ^   i   (verso   blank).  Aaa — Ttt,   in   sixes;     Uuu,   eight    leaves, 

Dedication    to    Henry    VIII.    by   William  ending  with   colophon  as  above. 
Thinne,  "  The  Table  ",  "  Eight  goodlie  ques-         On  signature  Ppp  2  (folio  cccxl. )  the  newly 

tions  with  their  answers",  and  a  prologue  printed  portions  mentioned  in  the  title  oc- 

^^  2  —  5^4.    Title  to  "The  Caunterburie  cur,  with  the  following  heading:  "C  Here 

tales  "  within  a  broad  woodcut  border  show-  foloweth  certaine  woorkes  of  Geffray  Chau- 

ing  the  genealogy  of  the  houses  of  York  fer,  whiche  hath  not  here  f  ofore  been  printed, 

and  Lancaster  down  to  Henry  VIII.,  A  i  and  are  gathered  and  added  to  this  booke 

(verso  blank).     The  prologues  to  the  tales,  by  Jhon  Stowe." 
A  2  —  A  6  (verso  blank).    The  tales,  having 

This  edition  was  edited  by  John  Stowe,  the  historian.  There  is  another 
issue  of  the  same  date  which  is  probably  earlier  than  the  above  described, 
and  differs  from  it  as  follows :  Title  in  a  woodcut  border,  the  top  of  which 
represents  a  king  (probably  Edward  VI.)  sitting  in  council.  Then  follows 
signature  *!^^,  four  leaves;  i|i,  six  leaves;  and  A,  four  leaves, — thus  mak- 
ing in  all  fourteen  leaves  before  Sig.  B  instead  of  ten,  as  in  the  above- 


eMt  mn^km  of dleffrej)  ftau. 

tiiionfi  *tDi^<c9etBeretituen'np;tncebefo^:  mittftlfe  ftefieantt 

Dedvuccton  of  ti^e  too^t^p  cttte  of  c^el)e9,comptUd 

tp  9iUonTL<Dgate,fiI9onBe  ofSerte. 

taoztfj  appcre. 


[  No.  42.     Size  of  original,  5^  X  gl  inches.] 


[  No.  42.     (Second  title.)     Size  of  original,  5^^^  x  8^  inches.] 


Collations  and  Notes.  35 

described  copy.  In  the  Prologue  are  twenty-six  woodcuts  of  the  Pilgrims, 
which  seem  to  have  been  printed  from  old  blocks — probably  those  used  in 
Pynson's  edition  of  the  "  Canterbury  Tales."  They  show  former  use,  and 
are  rudely  cut.  For  this  reason  they  were  probably  canceled,  and  very  few 
copies  containing  them  appear  to  exist.  Beginning  with  Sig,  B,  the  copies 
agree  exactly. 

43   CHAUCER,  GEOFFREY. 

The  I  Workes  of  our  Antient  and  Learned  |  Englifh  Poet,  Gef- 
frey Chavcer,  |  newly  Printed.  |  In  this  Imprefsion  you  fhall  find 
thefe  Additions.  |  i  His  Portraiture  and  Progenie  fhewed.  |  2  His 
Life  collected.  |  3  Arguments  to  euery  Booke  gathered.  |  4  Old 
and  obfcure  words  explaned.  |  5  Authors  by  him  cited,  declared.  | 
6  Difficulties  opened.  |  7  Two  Bookes  of  his,  neuer  before  Printed.  | 
London,  \  Printed  by  Adam  IJlip,  at  the  charges  of  \  Bonhatn  Norton. 
A  71710  isg8. 

Folio.     Black  letter.     Double  columns.     Fifth  edition. 

Collation:  a,  five  leaves;  portrait;  b  and  c,  six  leaves  each;  A,  four 
leaves;  A — U  and  Aa — Tt,  in  sixes;  Uu  and  Xx,  eight  leaves  each; 
Yy — Zz,  Aaa  —  Zzz  and  Aaaa,  in  sixes;  Bbbb,  seve7i  leaves. 

Title  as  above,  within  a  woodcut  border  b   i   and  b  4  having   their  versos  blank), 

supported  on  either  side  by  termini.     In  an  "Arguments    to   euery  Tale   and    Booke", 

oval  at  the  top  is  the  quotation,  "  Chavcer.  C4  —  c  6.     "The  Epiftle  of  William  Thinne 

Out  of  the  old  fields,  as  men  fayth.  Com-  to  King  Henry  the  eight",  A  I  —  A  2  recto 

meth  all  this  new  corn,  fro  yere  to  yere:  (misprinted  H  i  and  Ha).     "A  Table  of  all 

and  out  of  old  books,  in  good  fayth,  Cometh  the  names  of  the  workes,  contained  in  this 

al  this  new  fcience  that  men  lere." ;  and  in  Volume",  A  2  verso  to  A  3.    "  Eight  goodly 

a  panel  at  the  bottom  a  one-line  quotation  questions  "  and  other  verses,  A  4.     Title, 

from  Ovid, —  a  2    (verso  blank).     Dedica-  "The   Canterbvry  Tales",  within  a  broad 

tion  to  Sir  Robert  Cecil,  signed  Tho.  Speght,  woodcut  border  showing  the  houses  of  York 

a  3  recto.     "  To  the   Readers ",  a  3  verso  and    Lancaster,    terminating    with    Henry 

to  a  4  recto.      "  F.  B.  to  his  very  louing  Vin.,A  i  (verso  blank).     The  prologues, 

friend,  T.  S.",  signed  Francis  Beaumont  and  A  2  —  A  6;    on  verso,  a  large  woodcut  of 

dated   1597,  a  4  verso  to  a  6 ;    on  verso,  Chaucer's  arms.     The  tales,  preceded  by  a 

"The  Reader  to  Geffrey  Chaucer  ",  signed  rude  woodcut  of  "The   Knight  ",  between 

H.  B.     A  copperplate  portrait  of  Chaucer  broad  ornamental  borders,  B  i  —  U  6.    Title, 

entitled  "The   Progenie  of  Geffrey  Chau-  "  Romavnt  Of  The  Rose",  within  woodcut 

cer",  and  bearing  the  inscription,  "The  true  border  as  before,  Aa  I  (verso  blank).     The 

portraiture  of  Geffrey  Chaucer  the  famous  romance  and  other  works  of  Chaucer,  with- 

English  poet  as  by  Thomas  Occleue  is  de-  out   separate   titles,  Aa   2  —  Ttt   4.     Title, 

fcribed  who  liued  in  his  time  and  was  his  "The  Story  Of  Thebes:  Compiled  By  lohn 

Scholar",  i  leaf  (recto  blank).     "The  Life  Lidgate,  Monke  of  Bvry",  within  same  bor- 

OfOvr  Learned  English  Poet,  Geffrey  Chau-  der  as  before,  Ttt  5   (verso  blank).     The 

cer",  b  I — c  3   (b  i   misprinted  c  i,  and  prologue,  Ttt  6.    The  history,  Uuu  i  — Zzz  5 


36 


Collations  and  Notes. 


(Uuu  2  misprinted  Ttt  2).  "A  Catalogue 
of  tranflations  and  Poeticall  deuifes,  &c.", 
Zzz  6.  "  The  old  and  obfcure  words  of 
Chaucer,  explaned  ",  Aaaa  i  —  Bbbb  2.  "  Cor- 
rections of  fome  faults,  and  Annotations  vpon 
fome  places",  Bbbb  3  —  Bbbb  7. 

The  first  five  leaves  have  no  signature 


marks,  although,  as  they  are  followed  by 
signature  "b",  they  were  undoubtedly  in- 
tended to  be  marked  "a".  There  should 
probably  be  a  blank  leaf  at  either  end  of  the 
volume  to  complete  the  respective  signa- 
tures.    The  pagination  is  full  of  errors. 


First  issue  of  this  edition  edited  by  Thomas  Speght. 
first  engraved  portrait  of  Chaucer. 


It  also  contains  the 


44  CHAUCER,  GEOFFREY. 

The  I  Workes  Of  Ovr  |  Ancient  and  learned  Englifli  |  Poet,  Gef- 
frey Chavcer,  |  newly  Printed.  |  To  that  which  was  done  in  the 
former  Impreffion,  |  thus  much  is  now  added.  |  i  In  the  life  of 
Chaucer  many  things  inferted.  |  2  The  whole  worke  by  old  Copies 
reformed.  |  3  Sentences  and  Prouerbes  noted.  |  4  The  Signification 
of  the  old  and  obfcure  |  words  prooued :  also  Caracters  fhewing  | 
from  what  Tongue  or  Dialect  they  be  de-  |  riued.  |  5  The  Latine  and 
French,  not  Englillied  by  |  Chaucer,  tranflated.  |  6  The  Treatife 
called  lacke  Vpland,  againfl  Fri-  |  ers:and  Chaucers  A. B.C.  called 
La  Priere  j  de  noflre  Dame,  at  this  Imprefsion  added.  |  London,  \ 
Printed  by  Adam  IJlip.  \  An. Dam.  1602. 

Folio.     Black  letter.     Double  columns.     Sixth  edition. 

Collation:  a — c,  A  —  Z,  Aa — Zz  and  Aaa — Nun,  in  sixes;  Ooo,four 
leaves;  Ppp — Ttt\  in  sixes;   Uuu,  eight  leaves. 


Title  as  above,  within  an  elaborate  wood- 
cut border  in  the  form  of  an  arch,  supported 
on  either  side  by  female  figures,  with  cupids 
in  the  corners,  etc.,  a  2  (verso  blank),  pre- 
ceded by  a  blank  leaf.  Dedication  to  Sir 
Robert  Cecil,  signed  Tho.  Speght,  a  3  recto. 
"To  the  Readers",  a  3  verso  to  a  4  recto. 
"  To  his  very  louing  and  aflured  good  friend 
M.  Thomas  Speght ".  signed  "  Frauncis 
Beaumont",  a  4  verso  to  a  6  recto.  "The 
Reader  to  Geffrey  Chaucer "  and  two  sets 
of  commendatory  verses,  a  6  verso  to  b  i 
recto.  "The  Life  Of  Ovr  Learned  English 
Poet,  Geffrey  Chaucer",  b  I  verso  to  c  3. 
(Inserted  in  signature  "  b  "  is  a  full-page  cop- 
perplate engraving  of  Chaucer,  surrounded 
by  a  genealogical  chart  entitled  "  The  Pro- 
genie  of  Geffrey  Chaucer",  and  inscribed, 


"  The  true  portraiture  of  Geffrey  Chaucer 
the  famous  English  poet,  as  by  Thomas 
Occleue  is  defcribed  who  lined  in  his  time, 
and  was  his  scholar.")  Title,  "The  Workes 
Of  I  Geffrey  Chavcer,  newly  |  Printed,  with 
diuers  additions.  |  With  The  Siege  And  De- 
strvc-  I  tion  of  the  worthie  Citie  of  Thebes, 
compiled  by  lohn  |  Lidgate,  Monke  of  Bu- 
rie",  followed  by  a  large  woodcut  of  Chau- 
cer' s  arms  (similar  in  all  respects  with  that 
in  the  1561  edition  of  his  works),  c  4  (verso 
blank).  Dedication  to  Henry  VIIL  by 
"  William  Thynne,  chiefe  clerke  of  your 
kitchin  ",  "  The  Table",  and  "  Eight  goodly 
Questions,  with  their  ansvveres",  c  5 — A  i. 
"The  Argument  to  the  Prologues",  A  2  — 
A  6.  The  tales,  commencing  with  a  wood- 
cut of  the  Knight,  B  i— T  6.     "The  Ro- 


Collations  and  Notes.  37 

maunt  of  the  Rose"  and  other  works  printed  Ttt  i  —  Uuu  6  recto.     "The  French  and 

continuously  without  separate  titles,  U  I —  Latine  in  Chaucer,  tranflated",  Uuu  6  recto 

Sss   5.     A    catalogue   of  translations,  etc.,  and  verso.    "The  Authors  cited  by  G.  Chau- 

done  by  John  Lidgate,  Sss  6.     "The  old  car",  Uuu  7.    Errata,  Uuu  8 (verso  blank), 
and  obfcure  words  in  Chaucer  explaned", 

Speght's  second  edition.  Copies  occur  with  a  different  title-page  and 
imprint,  the  woodcut  border  consisting  of  an  ornamental  top  supported  by 
twisted  columns  entwined  with  grape-vines,  springing  from  an  urn  bearing 
date  of  1574.   The  imprint:  ^'■Londini  \  Impensis.  Geor.  BisJwp.  Anno.  1602." 

45  CHURCHYARD,  THOMAS  (1520-1604). 

•^  The  Firste  |  parte  of  Churchyardes  |  Chippes,  contayning  | 
twelue  I  feuerall  |  Labours.  |  Deuifed  and  publifhed,  only  |  by  Tho- 
mas Churchyard  |  Gentilman.  |  Imprinted  at  London  \  in  Fletc- 
Jlreate  neare  \  unto  Saint  Dunjioties  \  Church  by  Thomas  \  Marfhe.  | 
7575.  I  Cufn  Priuilegio. 

Quarto.     Black  letter.     First  edition. 

Collation:  -k^four  leaves;  A — E,  in  eights;  F,  nine  leaves;  G — O  6, 
in  eights. 

Title    as    above,    within    Marsh's    usual  •  3.    "  To  the  difpifers  of  other  mens  workes 

woodcut  border,  •  I ;  on  verso,  "  The  Con-  that  (hoes  nothing  of  their  owne",  *■  3  verso 

tents  of  the  Booke  ".     Dedication,  "  To  The  to  •  4  (verso  blank).    The  work,  A  I — 0  6. 

Right  worfhipful  his  tried  and  worthy  friend  The  folio  numbers  begin  A  i,  and  continue 

Maifter  Christofor  Hatton  Esquier",  •  2 —  to  no,  folio  49  being  repeated. 

The  author  says  in  his  quaint  dedication :  "  If  any  other  tietle  had  been 
geuen  to  my  trifles,  than  the  proper  name  of  Chips,  men  miglit  liave  hoped 
for  graver  matter  then  the  natuer  of  my  verses  can  produce." 

46  CHURCHYARD,  THOMAS. 

The  Miserie  |  Of  Flavnders,  Ca-  |  lamitie  of  Fraunce,  Miffortune 
of  I  Portugall,  Vnquictnes  of  Irelande,  |  Troubles  of  Scotlande :  | 
And  the  bleffed  State  |  of  Englande.  |  Written  by  Tho.  Church-  | 
yarde  Gent.  |  1579.  |  ^  Imprinted  at  London  for  Andre  we  Maun- 
fell,  I  dwellyng  in  Panles  Church-yard  at  \  the  Signe  of  the  \  Parret. 

Quarto.     Black  letter. 

Collation:  One  preliminary  leaf;  A  and  B,foiir  leaves  each;  C,  three 
leaves;  D  and  E,four  leaves  each. 

Title  as   above,  one  leaf  (verso  blank).  A  2  — A  4.     "The  C.alamilic  of  Fraunce", 

Dedication, "  To  the  Qveenes  Most  excellent  B  I  —  B  4.  "  The  Misfortvne  of  Portugallc  ", 

Maiestie",Al.  "TheMiserieof Flaunders",  C  i— C  3  recto.     "The  Vnqvietncs  of  Irc- 

3* 


i\'^e\na'*i\ 


38  Collations  and  Notes. 

lande",  C  3  verso  to  D  2  recto.  "The  Tro-  blank).  The  dedication  and  the  last  poem 
bles  of  Scotlande",  D  2  verso  to  D  4.  "The  are  printed  in  roman  type,  the  rest  of  the 
Blessed  flate of  Englande",E  I  —  E4(verso     volume  in  black  letter. 

47  CHURCHYARD,  THOMAS. 

Chvrchyards.  |  Challenge  |  Lo7idon  \  Printed    by    Jo/m    Wolfe.  \ 

■*  Quarto.     Black  letter.     First  edition. 

j-?  Collation:  A,  three  leaves ;  -k  arid  it  ir,  one  leaf  each  ;  B — Z,  in  fours; 

•^  Aa,  two  leaves;  Bb — iV>/,  in  fours. 

«  Title  as  above,  with  broad  woodcut  head-  that  gently  can  reade,  and  iustly  can  iudge  ", 

A  band,  A   I    (verso  blank).     Dedication   to  A  3.     "  Heere  followes  the  seuerall  matters 

V*  \^  "  Sir  John  Wolley  Knight,  Secretary  for  the  contained  in  this  booke  "  and  "  The  bookes 

{  Latin  tung  to  the  Queenes  Maiestie  ",  A  2.  that  I  can  call  to  memorie  alreadie  Printed", 

|J  Address  "  To  the  worthiest  sorte  of  People,  *  —  **.     The  works,  B  i  —  Nn  4. 


^ 


,  y  As  above  noted,  signature  Aa  has  only  two  leaves,  and  there  is  a  gap  in 

aX  ^  the  pagination,  pages  1 71-174  being  missing.     It  would  appear,  however, 

^  that  these  leaves  were  canceled  for  some  reason,  and  that  the  book  is  per- 

'^  feet  without  them,  as  the  contents  agree  with  the  table  on  signature  •, 

i  "  although  arranged  in  different  order.     The  collation  as  given  also  agrees 

A  with  that  of  the  Huth  and  Locker-Lampson  copies,  although  not  with  that 

of  the  Corser  copy,  which  is  evidently  incorrect. 

4  There  are  twenty-one  "  several  matters  contained  in  this  booke,"  of  which 

^  seventeen  are  in  verse,  several  having  appeared  before  in  the  "  Chippes  " 

^j'  (quarto,  1575),  and  the  "Tragedie  of  Shores  Wife,"  in  the  "Mirror  for 

y"     \i  Magistrates"  (quarto,  1559);  ^"^^^  latter  has  had  twenty-one  new  stanzas 

added  to  it  in  its  present  state. 

The  authorship  to  some  of  Churchyard's  works  having  been  disputed,  he 

states  in  his  preface :  "  In  which  small  refl  and  vnqietness,  many  forrowfull 

1^       '  difcourfes  in  my  dayes  I  haue  written,  and  numbers  of  bookes  I  haue  printed: 

^  and  becaufe  they  fhall  not  be  buried  with  me,  I  challenge  them  all  as  my 

^  children  to  abide  behinde  me  in  the  worlde,  to  make  them  inheritors  of  fuch 

^  fame  &  difpraife  as  their  father  (which  begat  them  on  Iweet  inuention)  heere 

V  enioyes  or  deferues :  hoping  they  fhall  not  be  called  baflards,  nor  none  aliue 

will  be  fo  hardy  as  to  call  them  his  babes,  that  I  haue  bred  in  my  bowels, 

brought  forth  and  foflered  vp  fo  carefully  at  mine  owne  charges,  and  hazard 

of  an  enuious  worlde  .  And  now  indeede  for  that  diuers  (of  dildainfuU  difpo- 

fition)  doo  or  may  hinder  the  good  reporte  of  thofe  labors  which  I  think 

well  beflowed  among  my  freends,  I  haue  fet  forth  while  I  am  lining  a  great 

number  of  my  works  in  this  booke  named  my  Challenge,  that  after  my  death 

fhalbe  witneffes  they  were  my  owne  dooings : " 


>? 


[  No.  49.     Size  of  original,  5|  X  8j\  inches.] 


Collations  and  Notes.  39 

48  COOPER,  THOMAS,  Bishop  of  Winchester  (i5i7?-i594). 

Coopers  Chroni-  |  cle,  conteininge  |  the  whole  difcourfe  of  the 
hiftories  |  as  well  of  this  realme,  as  all  other  |  countreis,  with  the 
fucceflion  of  |  their  Kynges,  the  time  of  their  |  raigne,  and  what 
notable  |  actes  were  done  by  them,  |  newly  enlarged  and  |  aug- 
mented, as  well  I  in  the  firft  part  |  with  diuers  |  profitable  |  Hifto-  | 
ries,  I  as  in  the  latter  ende  with  the  whole  fumme  |  of  thofe  thinges 
that  Paulus  Jouius  |  and  Sleidane  hath  written  of  |  late  yeres,  that 
is,  from  the  |  beginnyng  of  Kyng  Hen-  |  rie  the  eightes  raigne  | 
vnto  the  late  death  |  of  Queene  Ma-  |  rie,  by  me  |  Thomas  |  Coo-  | 
per.  I  Londini.  \  1^60.  [Colophon]  Imprinted  at  \  London  in  Flete- 
Jirete,  in  \  the  houfe  late  Thomas  \  BertJielcttcs.  \  Cum  pritiilegio  ad 
impri-  |  mettdnm  folum.  \  Anno.M.D.LX. 

Quarto.     Black  letter.     Second  edition. 

Collation:  a — g,  in  fours;  h,  two  leaves;  A — Z,Aa  —  Zz,Aaa — Zzz, 
AAaa — ZZzz  and  A  —  C  2,  in  fours. 

Title  as  above,  within  an  ornamental  wood-  vtterly  vnlearned."  Dedication  "Totheryght 

cut  border  of  an  architectural  design  sup-  honorable  Lorde  Russell  Erie  of  Bedforde  ", 

ported  by  caryatides  at  the  sides,  a  I ;  on  a  2  —  a  3.     "The  Table",  a  4 — g  4  recto, 

verso,  "An  admonicion  to  the  reader",  in  "Of  the  vse  and  profite  of  histories",  g  4 

which  Cooper  describes  the  edition  of  this  verso  to  h  2.     The  Chronicle,  A  i — ZZzz  4 

chronicle  printed  with  the  date  1559  as  spuri-  and  A  I  —  C2;   on  verso,  the  colophon  as 

ous,  and  "  the  attempte  of  certayne  persons  above. 

This  work  was  originally  begun  by  Thomas  Languet,  and,  after  his  death, 
continued  by  Thomas  Cooper,  who  wrote  the  larger  part.  It  was  first  pub- 
lished in  1549.  A  second  (pirated)  edition  appeared  in  1559.  The  above 
is  Cooper's  own  second  edition.     A  third  appeared  in  1565. 

49  CORYAT,  THOMAS  (i577?-i6i7). 

Coryats  |  Crudities  |  Hastily  gobled  vp  in  five  |  Moneths  trauells 
in  France,  |  Sauoy,  Italy,  Rhetia  comonly  |  called  the  Grisons 
country,  Hel-  |  uetia  alias  Switzerland,  some  |  parts  of  high  Ger- 
many, and  the  |  Netherlands;  |  Newly  digested  in  the  hungry 
aire  |  of  Odcombe  in  the  County  of  |  Somerset,  &  now  dispersed 
to  the  I  nourishment  of  the  trauelling  Mem-  |  bers  of  this  King- 
dome.  I  Quadrigis,  pedibus  bene  viuerc,  nauibus  atq. 

Quarto.     Plates. 

Collation:  Two  preliminary  leaves  without  signatures;  a  and  b,  eight 
leaves   each;    b    again,  four  leaves;    c  —  g,  in   eights;    h  —  /,  in  fours; 


40 


Collations  and  Notes. 


B—Dx,in  eights;  D  again,  three  leaves;  D  2  (continued  from  D  i  ante) 
to  Ddd  6,  in  eights. 


Title  as  above,  one  leaf  (verso  blank). 
[For  description  see  below.]  It  is  followed 
by  a  second,  printed  title  (verso  blank),  as 
follows :  "  Three  |  Crvde  Veines  |  Are  Pre- 
sented In  I  This  Booke  following  (befides 
the  fore-  |  faid  Crvdities)  no  leffe  flowing  in 
the  I  body  of  the  Booke,  then  the  Crvdities  | 
themfelues,  two  of  Rhetoricke  and  one  |  of 
Poesie.  |  That  is  to  fay,  a  moft  elegant  Ora- 
tion, firft  written  |  in  the  Latine  tongue  by 
Hermannvs  Kirchnervs,  a  |  Ciuill  Lawyer, 
Uratour,  Caefarean  Poet,  and  profeffor  of 
Elo-  I  quence  and  Antiquities  in  the  famous 
Vniuerfitie  |  of  Marpvrg  in  the  Langrauiat 
of  Hafsia,  in  |  praife  of  Trauell  in  generall.  | 
Now  diflilled  into  Englifti  Spirit  through 
the  Odcombian  |  Limbecke.  This  precedeth 
the  Crvdities.  Another  alfo  com-  |  pofed 
by  the  Author  of  the  former,  in  praife  of 
irauell  of  Germanie  |  in  particular,  fub- 
limed  and  brought  ouer  the  Helme  in  |  the 
Stdlitorie  of  the  faid  Trauelling  Thomas :  | 
This  about  the  Center  or  Nauell  of  the  | 
Crvdities.  |  Then  in  the  Pofterne  of  them 
looke,  and  thou  Ihalt  find  the  |  Pollhume 
Poems  of  the  Authors  Father,  comming  as 
neere  |  Kinfemen  to  the  worke,  being  next 
of  blood  to  the  |  Booke,  and  yonger  bro- 
thers to  the  I  Author  himfelfe.  |  London,  \ 
Frinted  by  IV.  S.     Anno  Domini  |  ibii.'" 

"An  explication  of  the  Emblemes  of  the 
frontispice ",  signed  at  the  end  by  Ben  Jon- 
son,  a  I — a  3.  "The  Epistle  Dedicatorie" 
to  Henry,  Prince  of  Wales,  a  4— b  i.  "The 
Epiftle  to  the  Reader",  b  2  — b  8  (verso 
blank).  "A  Character  of  the  Authour  "  .  .  .  . 
"done  by  a  charitable  friend",  b  I — b  3. 
An  acrostic  on  the  name  of  the  author  by 
Ben  Jonson,  b  4  (verso  blank).  An  Intro- 
duction to  the  enfuing  verfes,  c  i  —  c  2 
(verso  blank).  "  Panegyricke  Verfes  vpon 
the  Author  and  his  booke  ",  c  3— 1  3  recto. 
These  poems  are  eighty-six  in  number, 
and  are  written  in  a  mock-eulogistic  style 
suited  to  the  person  whose  praises  they  are 
intended  to  sound.  Following  is  a  list  of 
the  writers:  One  anonymous;  Henry  Nevill, 


of  Abergevenny;  John  Harrington,  of  Bath ; 
Lewis  Lewknor;  Henry  Goodier;  John  Pay- 
ton,  Jr.;  Henry  Poole;  Robert  Phillips; 
Dudley  Digges;  Rowland  Cotton;  Robert 
Yaxley ;  John  Strangwayes ;  William  Cla- 
uel ;  John  Scory ;  John  Donne  (one  in  Eng- 
lish and  one  macaronic  quatrain) ;  Richard 
Martin  —  five:  in  Greek,  Latin,  English  (2), 
and  French;  Hugo  Holland  —  eight:  in 
Greek,  Italian,  English  (4),  Welsh,  and 
Latin ;  Robert  Riccomontanus ;  Walter 
Quin  (in  Italian);  Christopher  Brooke; 
John  Hoskins,  in  EngUsh  (4)  and  Latin 
(I);  John  Pawlet;  Lionel  Cranfield;  John 
SutcHn;  Inigo  Jones;  George  Sydenham; 
Robert  Halswell;  John  Gyfford  (2);  Rich- 
ard Corbet,  in  English  (i)  and  Latin  (l); 
John  Dones ;  John  Chapman ;  Thomas  Cam- 
pion (in  Latin);  William  Fenton  (in  Latin, 
with  English  translation);  John  Owen,  in 
English  (2)  and  Latin  (i);  Peter  Alley; 
Samuel  Page ;  Thomas  Momford ;  Thomas 
Bastard;  William  Baker  (2);  one  anony- 
mous; Josias  Clarke  (in  Latin);  Thomas 
Farnaby  (in  Greek,  with  English  transla- 
tion, and  one  in  English) ;  William  Austin; 
Glareanus  Vadianus,  in  Latin  (2),  in  English 
(2),  in  French  (l),  in  Italian  (i),  and  Span- 
ish (l);  John  Jackson;  Michael  Drayton; 
Nicholas  Smith.  Here  (h  4  verso)  the  poems 
were  intended  to  end  with  "Finis";  but, 
after  a  short  apology  and  an  explanation 
that  some  new  ones  were  received  after  the 
former  were  in  print,  they  go  on  with :  Law- 
rence Emley;  George  Griffin ;  John  Davies, 
of  Hereford;  Richard  Badley;  John  Loiseau 
de  Tourval  (in  French);  Henry  Peacham, 
in  Latin  (i),  in  English  (l),  and  "In  the 
Vtopian  tongue"  (l);  Jacob  Field;  Glare- 
anus  Vadianus ;  Richard  Hughes  (in  Welsh). 
Then  follows  a  poem  in  macaronic  verse, 
addressed  by  the  author  himself  to  the 
reader,  1  3  verso  to  1  4  (verso  blank).  An 
oration  made  by  Hermannus  Kirchnerus  in 
praise  of  travel  in  general,  B  I — D  I  (verso 
blank).  "  Mr.  Laurence  Whitakers  Elogie 
of  the  Booke",  D  l  —  D  3  (verso  blank). 


Collations  and  Notes. 


41 


[These  three  leaves,  forming  a  second  sig- 
nature (D),  are  apparently  an  after-thought, 
as  they  seem  to  be  inserted  between  signa- 
tures D  I  and  D  2  of  the  regular  series  of' 
signatures.]  The  work,  D  2  (continued 
from  D  I  ante)  to  Co  7.  Another  oration 
"  in  praife  of  the  trauell  of  Germany  in  par- 
ticular ",  by  Hermannus  Kirchnerus,  Cc  8 — 
Ee  3  recto.  The  work  continued,  Ee  3  verso 
to  Aaa  5  (verso  blank).  Title  to  the  poems 
of  George  Coryat,  Aaa  6  (verso  blank),  as 
follows : 

"  Posthvma  |  Fragmen-  |  ta  Poematvm  | 
Georgii  Coryati  |  Sarisbvriensis,  |  Sacrse 
Theologize  |  Baccalaurei,  |  Quondam  e  fociis 


Noui  I  Collegii  in  inclyta  Academia  Oxoni- 
ensi,  I  Ac  poflea  Ecclefia;  Odcombienfis 
in  I  agro  Somerfetenfi  Miniflri,  vbi  tandem  | 
Anno  1606.  extremum  vitie  |  diem  clau- 
fit.  I  Londini,  \  Anno  Domini  161 1." 

Dedication  in  Latin  to  Prince  Henry, 
Aaa  7 — Aaa  8.  The  poems,  Bbb  i  —  Ccc  6. 
The  poems  are  nearly  all  in  Latin,  with  an 
occasional  English  translation.  "A  Table 
of  all  the  memorable  things  contained  in  the 
Crudities  ",  Ccc  7 —  Ddd  4.  A  long  apology 
by  the  author  for  the  number  of  errors  in 
the  book,  Ddd  5  (verso  blank)  — misprinted 
Eee  3.     Errata,  Ddd  6  (verso  blank). 


LIST  OF  PLATES. 


1.  Title,  engraved   by  William   Hole.     In 

the  upper  center  is  the  title  as  given 
above,  between  two  columns.  Below, 
in  an  oval  resting  on  a  pedestal,  is  a 
portrait  of  Coryat  at  the  age  of  thirty- 
five.  It  is  supported  by  three  female 
figures  representing  France,  Germany, 
and  Italy.  On  either  side  are  various 
scenes  from  the  author's  travels.  "An 
explication  of  the  Emblemes  of  the 
frontispice,"  by  Ben  Jonson,  gives  a 
full  and  humorous  description  of  the 
whole  title. 

2.  Facing  the  dedication  (Sig.  a4) :  A  wood- 

engraving  showing  a  square  compart- 
ment inclosing  the  sun's  rays,  having 
in  the  center  the  crown  and  three  fea- 
thers of  the  Prince  of  Wales,  with  the 


motto  "  Ich  Dien"  on  a  scroll  beneath 
and  the  initials  "  H.  P."  on  either  side. 

3.  Following  Sig.  V  4  and  facing  p.  262 : 

An  engraving  by  Hole  —  "II  Signior 
Tomafo  Odcombiano.  Margarita  Emi- 
liana  bella  Cortefana  di  Venetia." 

4.  Following  Sig.  Z  4  and  facing  p.  310: 

Folding-plate  of  the  Amphitheater  of 
Verona,  engraved  by  Hole. 

5.  Following  Sig.  LI  7  and  facing  p.  452 : 

Plate  of  the  famous  clock  of  Strasburg. 

6.  Following  Sig.  Pp  8  and  facing  p.  486 : 

Folding-plate  of  the  great  tun  of 
Heidelberg. 

7.  On  verso  of  Oo  5  :  A  portrait  of  Freder- 

ick IV.,  Count  Palatine  of  the  Rhine, 
engraved  by  Hole. 

8.  On  verso  of  Bbb  3 :  A  dragon. 


Although  Nos.  5,  6,  and  8  have  no  engraver's  name  on  them,  they  are  doubtless  the 

work  of  Hole. 

Hazlitt,  Huth,  and  Corser  all  differ  in  the  collation  of  this  volume,  and 
none  of  them  agree  with  that  given  above.  The  variation  is  caused  by  a 
difference  in  the  arrangement  of  the  prehminary  leaves,  the  number  of  leaves 
and  the  matter  being  the  same  in  each.  The  collation  usually  given  is  as 
follows :  Engraved  and  printed  titles,  two  leaves ;  a,  three  leaves ;  b,  four 
leaves ;  leaf  blank  on  recto  with  arms  on  verso ;  a  4  (continued  from  a  3 
ante)  to  g,  in  eights;  h — 1,  in  fours;  B — C,  in  eights;  D,  one  leaf;  D 
(repeated),  three  leaves ;  D  2  (continued  from  D  i  ante)  to  Ddd  6,  in  eights. 


CURTIUS   RUFUS,  QUINTUS.     See  John  Brende,  No.  25. 


42 


Collations  and  Notes. 


50   DANIEL,  SAMUEL  (1562-1619). 

The  I  Worthy  tract  of  |  Paulus  louius,  contayning  a  |  Difcourfe 
of  rare  inuentions,  both  |  Mihtarie  and  Amorous  |  called  Imprefe.  j 
Whereunto  is  added  a  Preface  contay-  |  ning  the  Arte  of  compofing 
them,  with  |  many  other  notable  deuifes.  |  By  Samuell  Daniell  late 
Student  |  in  Oxenforde.  |  At  London,  |  Prifited  for  Simon  Water- 
fon.  I  1585. 

Octavo.     First  edition. 

Collation  :  •,  eight  leaves ;  A — H,  in  eights. 

Title  as  above,  •  I  (verso  blank).     Dedi-     The  work,  B  i  —  H  2  recto.    "  Certaine  not- 
cation  to  Sir  Edward  Dimmock,  •  2.     "  To     able  deuifes  both  militarie  and  amorous,  Col- 
His    Good   Frend    Samvel    Daniel,  N.  W.     lected  by  Samuell  Daniell  ",  H  2  verso  to 
Wiflieth   health",  •  3  — •  8.      "To  The     H  8  (verso  blank). 
Frendly  Reader",  A  I  — A  8  (verso  blank). 

This  tract  is,  with  the  exception  of  a  short  quotation  or  two,  entirely  in 
prose,  and  is  the  earliest  published  work  of  Samuel  Daniel. 


[No.  51.] 


Printed  at  London  fur  Simon  WAinfbn  ,  and 

arctobe  fold  in  Paulcs  Church-yardc  At  the 

figne  0/  the  Crownc. 


Collations  and  Notes. 


43 


51    DANIEL,  SAMUEL. 

Delia  |  and  |  Rosamond  |  augmented.  |  Cleopatra  |  By  |  Samuel 
Daniel.  |  iEtas  prima  ca-  |  nat  veneres  postre-  |  ma  tumul-  |  tus.  I 
1594.  I  Printed  at  London  for  Simon  Water/on,  and  \  are  to  be  fold 
in  Panics  Chnrch-yarde  at  the  \  figne  of  the  Crowne. 

Octavo. 

Collation:  A,  two  leaves;  B — N,  in  eights. 

Title  as  above,  within  an  arch  supported  I  i ;  on  verso,  a  list  of  the  actors.  The 
by  pillars  on  either  side,  A  i  (verso  blank).  Tragedy,  I  2  —  N  8;  on  verso,  the  colo- 
Dedication  to  Lady  Mary,  Counteffe  of  ^hon,'' At  London,  Pnnted  by  lames  Eoberis, 
Pembrooke,  A  2;  on  verso,  "  Gentle  Reader  and  Edward  Allde,  for  Simon  Water/on. 
correct  thefe  faultes  efcaped  in  the  printing."     1594'" 


The  sonnets,  B  i  —  E  4,  ending  with  "An 
Ode  "  on  the  verso.  Title, "  The  Complaynt 
of  Rosa-mond  ",  within  an  arch,  as  before, 
E  5  (verso  blank).  The  poem,  E  6  —  H  3 
(verso  blank).  Title,  "  The  Tragedie  of 
Cleopatra,  ^tas  prima  ca-nat  veneres  pos- 
tre-ma  tumul-tus.  1594.",  within  an  arch,  as 
before,  H  4  (verso  blank).  Dedication  to 
Lady  Marie,  Counteffe  of  Pembrooke,  H  5  — 
H  7  (verso  blank).  "  The  Argvment ",  H  8  — 


Sonnets  xlvii.  and  xlviii.  (Delia)  differ  from 
the  others  in  having  a  heading, "At  the  Au- 
thors going  into  Italic",  and  "This  Sonnet 
was  made  at  the  Authors  beeing  in  Italic  ", 
respectively. 

Each  page  has  a  broad  border  of  printer's 
ornaments  extending  across  the  bottom, 
and  "  Delia "  has  in  addition  a  narrower 
one  across  the  top. 


First  edition  of  Cleopatra,  third  edition  of  Rosamond  (first  two  in  1592), 
and  third  of  Deha  (first  two  being  in  1592). 

This  edition  contains  fifty-five  sonnets,  as  against  fifty  in  the  first  and  fifty- 
two  in  the  second.  In  the  first  two  editions  the  dedication  to  the  Countess 
of  Pembroke  is  in  prose ;  in  this  it  occurs  as  a  sonnet. 


52   DANIEL,  SAMUEL. 

The  I  First  Fowre  |  Bookes  of  the  ciuile  |  warres  betwccne  the  | 
two  houfes  of  I  Lancafter  and  |  Yorke.  |  By  Samvel  Daniel  |  yEtas 
prima  canat  veneres  |  poftrema  tumultus.  |  Printed  at  London  by 
P.  Short  I  for  Simon  Waterfon.  \  IS95 

Quarto.     First  edition. 


Collation:  One  leaf;  B — Z,  in  fours. 

Title  as  above,  within  an  elaborate  wood-  blank) 
cut  border,  having  at  the  top  the  royal  arms 
between  figures  of  Fame  and  Victory,  at  the 
lower  corners  the  royal  supporters  —  a  lion 
and  a  griffin,  between  which  are  the  arms 
of  the  stationers'  company,  one  leaf  (verso 


The  work:  The  first  book,  B  I  — 
G  I  (verso  blank);  the  second  book,  G  2  — 
M  4  (verso  blank) ;  the  third  book,  N  I  —  S  3 
(verso  blank);  the  fourth  book,  S  4— Z  4 
(verso  blank).     F  2  is  misprinted  E  2. 


44 


Collations  and  Notes. 


[  No.  52.     Size  of  original,  4^  X  6f  inches.] 


Collations  and  Notes.  45 

There  are  two  issues  of  this  book  bearing  the  same  date.  Authorities 
differ  as  to  which  was  the  first  issue,  but  a  comparison  of  the  two  shows 
that  some  errors  in  this  issue  are  corrected  in  the  other  of  this  date,  which 
is  also  described  in  this  catalogue.     [  See  No.  53.] 

53  DANIEL,  SAMUEL. 

The  I  First  Fowre  |  Bookes  of  the  ciuile  wars  |  between  the  two 
hou-  I  fes  of  Lancafter  |  and  Yorke.  |  By  Samvel  Daniel.  |  iEtas 
prima  canat  veneres  |  poftrema  tumultus.  |  At  London,  \  Printed 
by  P.  Short  for  Simon  \   Waterfo7i .  IS95- 

Quarto.     First  edition. 

Collation:   One  leaf;  B — Z,  in  fours;  Aa — Ee,  in  fours. 

Title  as  above,  within  a  woodcut  border  G  2  —  M  4  (verso  blank);   the  third  book, 

having  four  kneeling   figures   in   compart-  N  I  —  S3  (verso  blank);  the  fourth  book, 

ments  at  the  sides,  with  the  royal  initials,  S  4 — Z  4  (verso  blank);  "The  fift  Booke 

"E.  R.";  at  the  top  are  the  initials  "IHS",  of  theCiuill  warres  betvveene  the  two  Houfes 

and  a  death's-head  at  the  bottom, —  one  leaf  of  Lancaster   and  Yorke  ",  Aa   I  —  Ee  4. 

(verso  blank).     The  work :  The  first  book,  F  2  is  misprinted  E  2. 
B  I — G  I  (verso  blank);  the  second  book. 

This  is  the  second  issue  of  this  volume,  and  differs  from  the  first  in 
the  ornamental  title-page  and  in  the  correction  of  certain  errors  which 
appear  in  the  other  issue  of  this  date.  A  fifth  book,  as  above  described, 
appeared  in  the  edition  of  the  Poetical  Essays  of  1599,  which  occasionally 
appears  added  to  one  or  the  other  issues  of  this  edition. 

54  DANIEL,  SAMUEL. 

The  Civile  Wares  |  betvveene  the  Howfes  of  Lancafter  |  and 
Yorke  corrected  and  continued  |  by  Samuel  Daniel  one  of  the 
Groomes  |  of  hir  Maiesties  most  honorable  |  Priuie  Chamber.  |  ^Etas 
prima  canat  veneres  |  postrema  tumultus.  |  Printed  \  At  London  \ 
by  Simon  Waterfonne,  \  i6op. 

Quarto.     First  complete  edition. 

Collation  -.A  —  C,  in  fours;  D — R  4,  in  eights. 

Title  as  above,  engraved  by  Thomas  Cock-     Blank  leaf,  A  4.     The  poem,  B  i  —  R  4  ;  on 
son,  with  a  portrait  of  Daniel  in  the  center,     the  verso  is  a  short  list  of  errata. 
A  I  (verso  blank).     Dedication  to  the  Coun-         The  versos   of  D  8,  I  8,  and    P  S   are 
less  of  Pembroke,  A  2  —  A3  (-»erso-biank).     blank. 

This  edition  contains  Daniel's  finally  revised  text,  the  seventh  and  eighth 
books  being  added  for  the  first  time.     It  is  the  last  of  the  separate  editions 


m 


FIRST    FOWRE 

Bookes  oftheciuile  wars 

between  the  two  hou- 

[qs  of  Lancajler 

and  Yorl^. 

By  Samyel  Daniel. 

JBt as  prima  canat  ijencns 
[oprenm  tumuitus. 


^"^^ 


m 


%^t  LONDON, 
Printed  by  P.  short  for  Sif»o» 


[  No.  53.     Size  of  original,  4I  x  7i  inches.] 


Collations  and  Notes.  47 

of  the  "  Civile  Wares."  Pages  39  and  40  differ  in  some  copies,  the  original 
leaf  having  been  canceled,  on  account  of  certain  political  allusions,  and 
replaced  by  a  corrected  leaf, 

55  DANIEL,  SAMUEL. 

A  I  Letter  |  From  Octa-  |  via  To  Marcvs  |  Antonivs.  |  Samvel 
Daniel.  |  At  London  \  Printed  by  P.  Short  for  Simon  j  Water/on. 

1599- 

Quarto.     First  edition. 

Collation:   Two  leaves  unsigned;  B — D  2,  in  fours. 

Title  as  above,  within  woodcut  border,  first  leaf  (verso  blank).  Dedication  in  verse  to 
Lady  Margaret,  Countess  of  Cumberland,  second  leaf  (verso  blank).  "The  Argument", 
B  I.     The  poem,  B  2  —  D  2. 

This  poem  was  undoubtedly  published  separately,  as  above  described, 
but,  as  in  the  case  of  the  "  Musophilus  "  and  others,  it  is  generally  found 
included,  as  Part  III,  in  "The  Poeticall  Essayes,"  of  1599. 

56  DANIEL,  SAMUEL. 

Mvsophilvs :  |  Containing  |  a  general!  defence  |  of  learning.  | 
Samvel  Daniel.  |  At  London  \  Printed  by  P.  S.  for  Simon  \  Water- 
fon.     1S99. 

Quarto.     First  edition. 

Collation:  Two  leaves  unsigned ;  B — F  2,  in  fours. 

Title  as  above,  within  woodcut  border,  first  leaf;  on  verso,  dedication  in  verse  to  Fulke 
Greville.     The  poem,  second  leaf  and  B  I  —  F  3. 

This  poem  was  undoubtedly  published  separately,  as  above  described, 
but  it  seems  generally  to  be  included  (as  Part  II.)  in  "The  Poeticall  Essayes 
of  Sam.  Danyel,"  published  in  1599. 

57  DANIEL,  SAMUEL. 

A  I  Panegyrike'l  Congratvlatory  |  Deliuered  to  the  Kings  mofl  | 
excellent  maiefty  at  Burleigh  |  Harrington  in  Rutlandfhire.  |  By 
Samvel  Daniel.  |  Alfo  certaine  Epistles.  |  With  a  Defence  of  Ryme,  | 
heeretofore  written,  and  now  |  publifhed  by  the  |  Author.  |  Carmen 
amat,  quifquis  carmine  digna  gerit.  |  At  London  j  Printed  by  V.  S. 
for  Edward  Blount.  \ 

Folio.     First  edition. 


48 


Collations  and  Notes. 


Collation:  One  leaf;  A,  six  leaves;  B,foiir  leaves;  one  leaf;  C,four 
leaves;  D,  two  leaves;  E,  six  leaves;  F,  three  leaves;  G  and  H,  six  leaves 
each;  I,  one  leaf. 


Title  as  above,  within  an  elegant  woodcut 
border  formed  of  four  pieces,  supported  on 
either  side  by  figures  of  kings,  the  royal 
arms  at  the  top,  with  the  motto  "  Semper 
Eadem"  and  the  imprint  in  a  lower  com- 
partment, one  leaf  (verso  blank).  The  Pa- 
negyrike,  A  i  —  B  4  (verso  blank). 

"  Certaine  |  Epistles  After  |  The  Manner 
Of  Horace,  |  Written  To  Divers  |  Noble 
Personages.  |  By  S.  D.  |  Carmen  amat  quif- 
quis  carmine  digna  gerit.  |  At  London  \  Im- 
printed for  Edward  Blount.  \  160J."  Title 
(without  border),  one  leaf  (verso  blank). 
The  Epistles,  C  I  —  C  4  (verso  blank), 
D  I — D  2  (verso  blank).  El  —  E  6  (verso 
blank),  and  F  i— F  3.  (The  third  leaf  in 
"  F  "  is  an  inserted  one  containing  an  ad- 


dress to  Edward  Seymour,  Earl  of  Hertford, 
"concerning  his  question  of  a  distressed 
man  in  a  Boate  vpon  the  Seas  ",  and  having 
the  verso  blank.) 

"A  I  Defence  of  Ryme  :  |  Againfl  a  Pam- 
phlet enti-  I  tuled:  I  Obferuations  in  the  Art 
of  I  Englilh  Poefie.  |  Wherein  is  demonftra- 
tiuely  pro-  |  ued,  that  Ryme  is  the  fittefl 
har-  I  monie  of  words  that  comportes  |  with 
our  Language.  |  By  Sa:  D.  |  ^/  London  \ 
Printed  by  V.  S.  for  Edward  Blount.  |" 
Title  within  a  border  similar  to  that  on  the 
first,  G  I  (verso  blank).  "  To  all  the  Wor- 
thie  Louers  and  learned  Professors  of 
Ryme",  G  2  (misprinted  A  2).  "An  Apol- 
ogie  for  Ryme",  G  3  —  I  l  (verso  blank). 


This  is  the  first  issue  of  the  edition  of  1603.  It  was  afterward  issued  in 
small  octavo,  which,  strictly  speaking,  should  be  entitled  the  second  edition, 
as  it  was  entirely  reprinted  with  some  alterations.  The  present  edition  con- 
sisted of  a  very  limited  number  of  impressions,  presumably  intended  for 
presentation  to  those  noble  persons  to  whom  the  "Epistles"  were  addressed. 
It  contains  a  separate  title  to  the  "  Epistles,"  and  also  the  extra  leaf  referred 
to  above  as  inserted  in  signature  F,  which  do  not  occur  in  the  octavo  edition. 


58  DANIEL,  SAMUEL. 

A  I  Panegyrike  |  Congratvlato-  |  rie  Delivered  |  To  The  Kings 
Most  I  Excellent  Maiestie  At  |  Bvrleigh  Harrington  |  In  Rvtland- 
shire.  |  By  Samvel  Daniel.  |  Also  Certaine  |  Epistles,  With  A  De- 
fence I  Of  Ryme  Heretofore  |  Written,  And  Now  |  Pvblished  By 
The  I  Avthor.  |  Carmen  amat,  quisquis  carmine  digna  gerit.  |  At 
London  \  Imprinted  for  Edward  Blount.  \  idoj. 

Octavo.     Second  edition. 


Collation:  A — H,  in  eights. 

Blank  leaf,  A  l.  Title  as  above,  A  2 
(verso  blank).  The  work,  A  3  —  B  7  (verso 
blank).  Blank  leaf,  B  8.  "To  Sir  Tho: 
Egerton  Knight",  C  i  —  C  5  (verso  blank). 
" To  The  Lord  Henry  Howard",  C  6— C  7. 
Blank  leaf,  C  8.     "  To  The  Lady  Margaret 


Covntesseof  Cvmberland",  D  i  —  D3.  "To 
The  Lady  Lvcie  Covntesse  of  Bedford", 
D  4—  D  5.  "To  The  Lady  Anne  Clifford ", 
D6  — D7.  Blank  leaf,  D  8.  "To  Henry 
Wriothesly  Erie  of  Sovthamton  ",  E  i  —  E  2 
recto.    "  The  pafsion  of  a  diftreffed  ma  ",  E  2 


Collations  and  Notes. 


49 


PANEGYRIKE 

CONOR  AT VLATORY 

Dcliuered  to  the  Kings  moft 
excellent  maiefty  at  Burleig' 
Harrington  in  RmlandOiire 

BySAMVEi    Daniel 
tAlfo  ceruine  BfiFlles, 

With  a  Defence  of  Ryme, 

hcerctofore  written,  and  now 

publiflied  by  the 

Author. 


[  No.  57.     Size  of  original,  4J  X  6f  inches.] 


50 


Collations  and  Notes. 


verso  to  E  3.  Blank  leaf,  E  4.  "  A  |  De- 
fence I  Of  Ryme.  |  Againfl  a  Pamphlet  en-  | 
tituled :  |  Obferuations  in  the  Art  of  |  Eng- 
lifli  Poefie.  I  wherein  is  demonflratiuely 
prooued,  that  |  Ryme  is  the  fitteft  harmonie 
of  wordes  |  that   comports   with   our  Lan- 


guage. I  By  Sa:  D.  I  ^/  London  \  Printed 
for  Edward  Blount.  \  160J."  Title,  E  5 
(verso  blank).  "  To  All  the  Worthie  Louers 
and  Learned  Profeffors  of  Ryme",  E  6  —  E  7. 
The  work,  E  8- H  8. 


The  first  edition  of  this  work  was  issued  in  folio,  without  date,  but  prob- 
ably in  1603,  as  the  "Defence  of  Ryme"  was  written  in  answer  to  Campion's 
"Observations  in  the  Art  of  EngHsh  Poesie,"  published  in  1602.  In  the 
present  edition  there  are  some  variations  and  omissions  from  the  folio  issue. 


59   DANIEL,  SAMUEL. 

The  I  Poeticall  |  Essayes  |  Of  |  Sam.  Danyel.  |  Newly  corrected 
and  aug-  |  mented.  |  -^tas  prima  canat  veneres,  |  poftrema  tumul- 
tus.  I  At   LondoJi  \  Printed  by   P.   Short  for  Simon  \   Water f on. 

1599- 

Quarto.     First  collected  edition. 

Collation:  TTiree  leaves  {tio  signatures);  B — ZandAa — Ee^in fours ; 
A,  two  leaves;  B — E.,  in  fours ;  F,' three  leaves;  A,  two  leaves;  B — C,  in 
fours;  D,  two  leaves;  A — K  and  Bb — Ff  in  fours;  Gg,  two  leaves. 


Title  as  above,  within  a  woodcut  border 
divided  into  compartments,  in  which  are  fe- 
male figures  and  other  emblems,  one  leaf; 
on  verso,  the  arms  of  Lord  Mountjoy  sur- 
rounded by  the  Garter,  under  which  is  "The 
Argumentes  of  thefe  Effayes  following." 
Dedication  to  "  Sir  Charles  Blunt,  Knight, 
Lord  Mountioy,  etc.",  one  leaf  (verso  blank). 
"  The  I  Civill  Wars  |  Of  England  Be  |  tweene 
the  two  Houfes  of  |  Lancafler  and  Yorke.  | 
prima  canat  veneres,  poftrema  tumultus.  | 
Sam.  Daniell.  |  At  London  \  Printed  by  P. 
S.for  Symon  Water/on.  \  IS99"  Title,  one 
leaf;  on  verso,  arms  as  before,  within  a 
broad  border  of  printer's  ornaments.  The 
work  in  five  books,  B  i  —  Ee  4,  each  book, 
with  the  exception  of  the  last,  ending  on 
the  recto  of  the  leaf,  with  the  verso  blank. 
"  Mvsophilvs :  |  Containing  |  a  generall  de- 
fence I  of  learning.  |  Samvel  Daniel.  |  At 
London  \  Printed  by  P.  S.for  Simon  \  IVater- 
fon.  IS99"  Title  within  a  woodcut  border 
having  four  kneeling  figures  in  compart- 
ments at  the  sides  and  the  initials  "  P.  S."; 
at  the  top  are  the  initials  "IHS",  and  at 


the  bottom  a  skeleton  seated  in  a  chair — 
A  I ;  on  verso,  a  dedication  to  "  maifter 
Fulke  Greuill".  The  poem,  A  2  — F  3. 
"A  I  Letter  |  From  Octa-  |  via  To  Marcvs  | 
Antonivs.  |  Samvel  Daniel.  |  At  London  | 
Printed  by  P.  Short  for  Simon  \  Waterfon. 
7j'99".  Title  within  a  border  as  last  de- 
scribed, A  I  (verso  blank).  Dedication  to 
"  Ladie  Margaret  Counteffe  of  Cumber- 
land", A  2  (verso  blank).  "The  Argu- 
ment", B  I.  Theletter,  B2  — D  2.  "The  | 
Tragedie  Of  |  Cleopatra.  |  Aetas  prima  canat 
veneres  po-  |  ftrema  tumultus.  |  Sam.  Dan- 
yell.  I  At  London  \  Printed  by  P.  S.  for 
Symon  \  Waterfon.  -/J'99".  Title  within  a 
broad  woodcut  border  having  at  the  top  the 
royal  arms  between  figures  of  Fame  and 
Victory,  at  the  lower  corners  the  royal  sup- 
porters—  a  lion  and  a  griffin,  A  I  (verso 
blank).  Dedication  to  "Lady  Mary,  Counteffe 
of  Pembrooke  ",  A  2  —  A  4  (verso  blank). 
"The  Argvment",  B  i  —  B  2;  on  verso, 
"The  Actors".  The  tragedy,  B  3— K  4. 
"The  Complaint  of  Rosamond",  without 
title,  Bb  I  —  Gg  2.    (Gg  I  is  misprinted  G  I.) 


Collations  and  Notes.  51         t5 


The  different  divisions  of  this  work  were  originally  issued  separately,  and 
the  unsold  portions  of  the  editions  were  brought  together  into  one  volume. 
The  title-page  to  the  "  Civil  Wars  "  was  canceled,  and  in  its  place  was  sub- 
stituted a  general  title  followed  by  a  dedication  to  Sir  Charles  Blunt,  and  a 
new  printed  title  to  the  "  Civil  Wars."  Beginning  with  signature  B  this  vol- 
ume is  identical  with  the  parts  as  issued  separately. 

According  to  Corser  there  should  be  a  leaf  of  "  errata "  following  the 
"  Civil  Wars."  We  are  unable  to  find  any  trace  of  such  leaf,  however, 
either  in  the  separate  work  or  in  the  collected  volume,  and  the  collation  as 
given  above  agrees  with  Mr.  Corser's  without  this  extra  leaf. 

60  DANIEL,  SAMUEL. 

The  I  Works  |  of  |  Samuel  Daniel  |  Newly  augmented.  |  ^Etas 
prima  canat  veneres  |  postrema  tumultus.  |  London  \  Printed  for 
Simon   Water f on.  \  1602. 

Folio,     Second  collected  edition. 

Collation:  A,  two  leaves;  B — O,  in  sixes;  P — T,  in  fours;  A — N, 
in  sixes;  A — C  4,  in  sixes. 

Title   as   above,  within  woodcut   border,  tauia,  to  her  husband  Marcus  Antonius  into 

A  I  (verso  blank).     "  To  her  facred  Males-  Egypt ",  D  4 — E  4  (verso  blank).    Title  to 

tie",  A  2.    "  The  Civill  Warres  ",  B  I — T4  "The  Tragedie  of  Cleopatra",  E  5  (verso 

(last  leaf  blank).     Title  to  "  Mvsophilvs  ",  blank).    "  To  the  Countess  of  Pembrooke  ", 

A  I  (verso  blank).    Dedication  to  Fulk  Gre-  E  6  —  F  i.    "  The  Argument  ",  F  2.    "  The 

villa,  A  2  (verso  blank).     "Mvsophilvs",  Actors"  F,  3  verso  (recto  blank).     "The 

A  3  — C  6  (verso  blank).     Title  to  "A  Let-  Tragedie  of  Cleopatra",  F  4  — K  6.     Title 

ter  from  Octauia  to  Marcus  Antonius ",  D  I  to  "The   Complaint   of    Rosamond",  L  i 

(verso  blank).     Dedication  to  the  Countess  (verso  blank).     "  The  Complaint  of  Rosa- 

of  Cumberland,  D  2  (verso  blank).    "The  mond",   L  2— N  6  (verso  blank).      "To 

Argument  ",  D  3.     "A  letter  fent  from  Oc-  Delia  "  (sonnets),  A  I  —  C  4. 

The  sixth  book  of  "The  Civill  Warres"  appears  here  for  the  first  time. 

A  few  copies  of  this  edition  occur  dated  1601,  and  were  presented  by  the 
author  to  his  friends.  On  A  5  verso  of  "  Musophilus "  a  cancel  of  two  lines 
is  generally  found  pasted  over  the  seventh  and  eighth  lines  as  originally 
printed.  With  some  copies  the  author's  ''Panegyrike  Congratulatorry  "  and 
*'  Defense  of  Rhyme  "  are  bound  up  at  the  end,  but  they  cannot  be  con- 
sidered as  forming  a  part  of  this  edition  as  first  issued. 

61  DANIEL,  SAMUEL. 

Certaine  |  Small  Poems  |  Lately  Printed :  |  with  the  Tra^^cdie 
of  I   Philotas.  I  Written  by  Samvcl  Daniel.  |  Carmen  amat,  quifquis 


V 


-X 


v.- 

N 

> 

ti 

V 

-L 

V 

^ 

Ni 

0 

52         .  Collations  and  Notes. 


CERTAINE 

SMALL  POEMS 

LATELY  PRINTED: 

with  the  Tragedie  of 
Thilotas. 

Wiittcobjr  Sahvel  Daniii. 

Carmen  amat^trquis  carmne  dignagertt. 


AT  London 

Printed  by  CEldJfor  Simon  Water foft^ 
I  6   O  5. 

[No.  61.] 


Collations  and  Notes. 


53 


carmine  digna  gerit.  (  At  Londoft  \  Printed  by  G.  Eld  for  Simon 
Water/on.  |  i6o^. 

Octavo.     Third  collected  edition. 


Collation:  A  —  H  and  A — F6, 

Title  as  above,  with  a  scroll  ornament  in 
the  center,  A  i  (verso  blank).  Dedication 
to  "The  Ladie  Margaret  Countefle  of  Cum- 
berland ",  A  2  (verso  blank).  "  The  Argu- 
ment", A  3.  "A  Letter  fent  from  Octauia 
to  her  husband  Marcus  Antonius  ",  A  4 — 
B  3.  "The  Tragedie  of  Cleopatra",  half- 
title,  B  4  (verso  blank).  "  The  Argument  ", 
B  5.  The  tragedy,  B  6— F  3.  "The  Com- 
plaint of  Rosamond  ",  F  4 —  H  4 ;  on  verso, 
"An  Ode. "  "A  Paftorall ",  H  5  —  H  6  recto. 


in  eights. 

"VHfTes  and  the  Syren",  H  6  verso  to  H  7. 
Blank  leaf,  H  8.  "The  |  Tragedie  |  Of 
Philotas,  I  By  Sam:  Daniel.  |  At  London  \ 
Printed  by  G.  E.  for  Simon  Water/on  and  \ 
Edward  Blount.  \  i6oj.^\  title,  A  3  (verso 
blank),  preceded  by  two  blank  leaves  signed 
A  I  and  A  2.  "  To  the  Prince  ",  A  4  —  A  5. 
"The  Argvment ",  A  6 — A  7.  "The  names 
of  the  Actors  ",  A  8  (verso  blank).  The 
tragedy,  B  i  —  F  6. 


This  edition  contains,  for  the  first  time,  the  "  Tragedie  of  Philotas  "  and 
three  short  poems.     "  Musophilus  "  is  omitted. 


62   DANIEL,  SAMUEL. 

Certaine  |  Small  Workes  |  Heretofore  |  Divulged  by  Samuel 
Daniel  |  one  of  the  Groomes  of  the  |  Queenes  Maiefties  priuie 
Cham-  I  ber,  &  now  againe  by  him  |  corrected  and  augmented.  | 
vEtas  prima  canat  veneres  poftrema  tumultus  |  At  London  \  Prijited 
by  I.  W.  for  Simon  Waterfon.  \  idoy. 

Octavo.     Fourth  collected  edition. 


Collation:  ^,  eight  leaves ;  A  — 
Title  as  above,  with  printer's  ornament  in 
center,  d  2 ;  on  verso,  list  of  poems  con- 
tained in  the  book.  "To  the  Reader ",C 
3  and  <];  4.  A  new  title,  as  follows  :  "The  | 
Tragedie  |  of  |  Philotas.  |  By  Samvell  Dan- 
iell.  I  At  London  \  Printed  by  /.  W.  for  Si- 
mon Waterfon.  |  1607  ",  C  5  (verso  blank). 
Dedication,  "To  the  Prince",  C  6.  "The 
Argvment ",  C  7  ^"d  C  8  (verso  blank). 
Bastard-tille,  as  follows:  "The  |  Tragedie 
of  I  Cleopatra.  |  ^itas  prima  canat  veneres 
poftrema  tumultus",  A  I  (verso  blank). 
Dedication, "To  the  Most  Noble  Ladie, The 
Lady  Marie  Counteffeof  Pcmbrooke",  A2  — 
A  4  (verso  blank).  Bastard-title,  as  follows : 
"  Mvsophilvs  I  Or  I  A  Defence  of  |  Poesie.  | 
Carmen  amat  quifquis  carmine  digna  geris  ", 


V,  in  eights.     G  4  misprinted  O  4. 

A  5  (verso  blank).  Dedication,  "To  the 
Right  Worthy  Knight  Sir  Fovlke  Grivell ", 
A  6.  Dedication, "To  the  right  noble  Lady 
Anne  Lady  Clifford  ",  A  7  (verso  blank). 
"The  Tragedie  of  Philotas",  B  i  — F  i. 
A  new  title,  as  follows :  "  A  |  Letter  |  Sent 
from  I  Octauia  to  her  husband  (  Marcus  An- 
tonius I  into  Egypt.  |  London  \  Printed  by  I. 
W.Jor  Simon  Waterfon.  \  i6oy  ",  F  2  (verso 
blank).  Dedication  to  Lady  Margaret, 
Countess  of  Cumberland,  F  3  (verso  blank). 
"  The  Argument  ",  F  4.  The  poem,  F  5  — 
G  2.  A  new  title,  as  follows :  "The  |  Trage- 
die I  of  Cleopatra.  |  To  the  Ladie  Marie 
Coun-  I  tifle  of  Pcmbrooke.  |  yEtas  prima 
canat  veneres  poftrema  tumultus.  |  London  \ 
Printed  by  /.   W.  for   Simon    Waterfon.  \ 


54 


Collations  and  Notes. 


iboy",  G  3  (verso  blank).  "The  Argu- 
ment ",  G  4.  The  tragedy,  G  5  —  L  I  (verso 
blank).  A  new  title,  as  follows:  "The  |  Com- 
plaint I  of  Rosamond.  |  London  \  Printed  by 
I.  W.  for  Simon  Water/on.  \  iboy ",  L  2 
(verso  blank).  The  poem,  L  3  —  N  I. 
Three  short  poems,  N  2  —  N  4.  A  new 
title,  as  follows :  "  Mvsophilus.  |  Containing 
a  I  Generall  defence  of  all  |  Learning.  | 
London  |  Printed  by  I.  W.  for  Simon  Water- 
fon.  I  1607  ",  N  5  (verso  blank).  The  poem, 
N  6  —  P  I.  A  new  title,  as  follows: 
"The  I  Qveenes  |  Arcadia.  |  A  Pafto- 
rall  Trage-come-  |  die  prefented  to  her 
Maieftie  |  and  her  Ladies,  by  the  Vniuerfi-  | 
tie  of  Oxford  in  Chrifls  |  Church,  in  Au- 


guft  I  1605.  I  London  \  Printed  by  /.  W.  for 
Simon  Waterfon.  \  iboy ",  P  2 ;  on  verso, 
"  The  names  of  the  Actors. "  "  The  Qveenes 
Arcadia",  P  3 — V  I  (verso  blank).  "A 
Fvnerall  Poeme  Vpon  the  Death  of  the  late 
noble  Earle  of  Deuonfhire  ",V  2 — V  8  (verso 
blank).  Signatures  C  i  and  A  8  are  blank 
leaves.  Signature  A,  containing  the  bastard- 
titles  and  the  dedications  for  "Cleopatra" 
and  "  Musophilus  ",  appears  to  have  been 
inserted  in  the  book  to  rectify  the  omission 
of  those  dedications  in  their  proper  places. 
That  the  signature  A  was  included  as  an 
afterthought  is  shown  by  the  fact  that  it  is 
printed  on  paper  of  a  different  quality  from 
that  used  in  the  rest  of  the  book. 


This  edition  is  more  complete  than  that  of  1605,  though  everything  con- 
tained in  this  volume  had  been  previously  printed. 


63   DANIEL,  SAMUEL. 

Certaine  |  Small  Workes  |  Heretofore  Di-  |  vulged  by  Samuel 
Daniell  |  one  of  the  Groomes  of  the  Queenes  |  Maieflies  moft  Hon- 
ourable pri-  I  uie  Chamber,  and  now  |  againe  by  him  corrected  | 
and  augmented.  |  Aetas  prima  canat  veneres,  poflrema  tumultus.  | 
At  London  \  Prmted  by  I.  L.  for  Simon  Waterfon.  \  161 1. 

Duodecimo.     Sixth  edition. 


Collation  :  A  —  Qz,in  twelves. 

Title  as  above,  with  printer's  device,  A  I ; 
on  verso,  "The  Poems  herein  contained 
are  ",  etc.  "  To  the  Reader  ",  A  2  and  A  3. 
On  A  4  (verso  blank)  a  new  title,  as  fol- 
lows: "The  I  Tragedie  |  Of  |  Philotas.  |  By 
Samvell  Daniell.  |  At  London  \  Printed  by 
I.  L.  for  Sifnon  Waterfon.  \  161 1."  Dedi- 
cation, "  To  the  Prince  ",  A  5.  "  The  Argu- 
ment ",  A  6  and  A  7  (verso  blank).  The 
tragedy,  A  8  —  D  4.  On  D  5  (verso  blank) 
a  new  title,  as  follows :  "  A  |  Letter  |  Sent 
From  I  Octauia  to  her  husband  |  MarcvsAn- 
tonivs.  I  into  Egypt.  |  At  London  \  Printed 
by  L.  L.  for  Simon  Waterfon.  \  1611."  Ded- 
ication, "  To  Lady  Margaret,  Countess  of 
Cumberland ",  D  6  (verso  blank).  "The 
Argument",  D  7.  The  poem,  D  8  —  E  i. 
On  E  2  (verso  blank)  a  new  title,  as  fol- 
lows :  "  The  |  Tragedie  |  of  |  Cleopatra.  | 


To  the  Ladie  Marie,  |  Countefle  of  Pem- 
brooke.  |  ^tas  prima  canat  veneres,  pof- 
trema  tumultus.  |  At  London  |  Printed  by 
I.  L.  for  Simon  Waterfon.  \  ibii."  Dedi- 
cation, E  3  —  E  5  (verso  blank).  "The 
Argument",  E  6.  The  tragedy,  E  7  — G  II 
(verso  blank).  On  G  12  (verso  blank)  a 
new  title,  as  follows :  "  The  |  Complaint  | 
Of  I  Rosamond.  |  At  London  \  Printed  by 
I.  L.  for  Simon  Waterfon.  \  ibiiJ'''  The 
poems,  Hi  —  I  3  followed  by  "An  Ode", 
"A  Pastorall"  and  "Vliffes  and  the  Syren", 
I  4  — 16.  On  I  7  (verso  blank)  a  new 
title,  as  follows  :  "  Mvsophilvs  |  Contain- 
ing I  a  Generall  defence  of  all  |  Learn- 
ing. I  At  London  \  Printed  by  I.  L.  for 
Simon  Waie7fon.  |  161 1."  Dedication  to 
Sir  Fulke  Greville,  I  8.  The  poem,  I  9  — 
K  8.     On   K  9  a   new  title,  as   follows: 


Collations  and  Notes. 


55 


"The  I  Qveenes  |  Arcadia.  |  A  Paftorall 
Trage-come-  |  die  prefented  to  her  Maie-  | 
ieftie  and  her  Ladies,  by  the  Vniuerfi-  |  tie 
of  Oxford  in  Chrifls  Church,  |  in  August. 
1605.  I  London  \  Printed  by  I.  L.for  Simon 
VVaterfon.  \  ibii."    On  verso, "The  names 


of  the  Actors."  Dedication,  "To  the  Queenes 
moll  excellent  Maieflie",  K  10.  The  play, 
Kll  —  Ol.  "A  Fvnerall  Poeme  Vpon  the 
Death  of  the  late  noble  Earle  of  Deuonfliire  ", 
O  2  —  0  8  (verso  blank).  Sonnets,  "To 
Delia  ",  O  9  — Q  2.     Errata,  Q  3. 


64   DANIEL,  SAMUEL. 

The  I  Whole  |  Workes  Of  |  Samvel  Daniel  Efquire  |  in  Poetrie.  | 
London,  \  Printed  by  Nicholas  Okes,  for  \  Simon  Waterson,  and  are 
to  be  I  fold  at  his  fhoppe  in  Paules  Church-  \  yard,  at  the  Signe  of 
the  Crowne.  \  162J. 

Quarto. 

Collation:  A,  two  leaves ;  £,  and  C,  four  leaves  each;  D — R  \,  in 
eights;  A — iV"4,  in  eights;  Aa —  Tt  6,  in  eights. 


Title  as  above,  between  broad  band  of 
printer's  ornaments,  A  i  (verso  blank). 
Dedication  to  Prince  Charles,  A  2.  The 
"Civil  Wars":  the  first  book,  B  i  — D  8 
(verso  blank) ;  the  second  book,  E  I  — F  7; 
the  third  book,  F  8 — H3;  the  fourth  book, 
H  4 — I  8  (verso  blank);  the  fifth  book, 
Ki  — L7;  the  sixth  book,  L  8  — N  6;  the 
seventh  book,  N  7 — P  5  (verso  blank) ;  the 
eighth  book,  P  6 — R  4;  on  verso,  "  Faults 
escaped."  "A  Letter  from  Octauia  to  Mar- 
cus Antonius  ",  title  dated  1623,  A  I  (verso 
blank).  Dedication  to  Countess  of  Cumber- 
land, A  2  (verso  blank).  "  The  Argument ", 
A  3.  The  letter,  A  4  —  B  2  (verso  blank). 
"A  Fvnerall  Poeme  Vpon  the  Death  of  the 
late  Noble  Earle  of  Deuonlhire  ",63  —  B  8. 
"A  Panagyrike  Congratulatorie",  title  dated 
1623,  C  I  (verso  blank).  The  poem,  C  2  — 
D  3  (verso  blank).  Verses  to  "  Sr.  Thomas 
Egerton  Knight  ",  D  4 —  D  7  (verso  blank). 
"To  the  Lord  Henrie  Howard  ",  U  8  — E  i 
(verso  blank).  "To  the  Countess  of  Cum- 
berland ",  E  2 — E  4  (verso  blank).  "To 
the  Countess  of  Bedford  ",  E  5  —  E  6  (verso 
blank).  "  To  Ladie  Anne  Clifford  ",  E  7  — 
E  8  (verso  blank).  "  To  the  Earle  of  South- 
ampton ",  F  I.  Verses  on  the  "  passion  of 
a  diflrefled  man",  F  2.  "  Mvsophilvs  ",  title, 
F  3  (verso  blank).  Dedication  to  "  Maftcr 
Fulke  Greuill",  F  4  (verso  blank).  The 
work,    F  5  —  H    3    (verso   blank).     "  The 


Complaintof  Rosamond",  H  4  (verso  blank). 
The  work,  H  5  — K  5  (verso  blank).  "  To 
Delia",  K  6— M  5.  "A  Defcription  of 
Beautie,"  M  6  —  M  7  recto.  "To  the  An- 
gell  Spirit  of  the  mod  excellent  Sr.  Phillip 
Sidney",  M  7  verso  to  M  8.  "A  Letter 
written  to  a  worthy  Countefle",  N  I — N  2 
recto.  To  "  lames  Montague,  Lord  Bishop 
of  Winchefler  ",  N  2  verso  to  N  3.  "The 
Tragedy  Of  Philotas  ",  title  dated  1623,  Aa  i 
(verso  blank).  Dedication, "  To  the  Prince  ". 
Aa  2  —  Aa  3.  "The  Argvment  ",  Aa  4. 
"The  Names  of  the  Actors  ",  Aa  6  (recto 
blank).  The  tragedy,  Aa  7 — Ee  6.  "  Hy- 
mens Trivmph  ",  title  dated  1623,  Ee  7  (verso 
blank).  Dedication  to  Anne  of  Denmark, 
Ee8.  "The  Prologue  ",Ff  I.  "The  Speak- 
ers ",  Ff  2  (recto  blank).  The  play,  Ff  3  — 
li  I.  "The  Qveenes  Arcadia",  title  dated 
1623,  Kk  I ;  on  verso, "  The  Names  of  the 
Actors  ".  Dedication  to  the  Queen,  Kk  2. 
The  play,  Kk  3  —  Oo  7.  "The  Vision  of 
the  Twelve  Goddeffcs  ",  title  dated  1623, 
Oo  8  (verso  blank).  Dedication  to  the 
Countess  of  Bedford,  Pp  i — Pp  4.  The 
work,  Pp  5  —  Pp  8.  "  The  Tragedie  of  Cle- 
opatra", title  dated  1623,  Qq  I ;  on  verso, 
"  The  Actors  ".  Dedication  to  the  Countess 
of  Pembroke,  Qq  2  —  Qq  3.  "The  Argu- 
ment ",  Qq  4.  The  play,  Qq  5  —  Tt  6 
(verso  blank). 


56  Collations  and  Notes, 

This  is  the  most  complete  edition  of  Daniel's  works,  and  it  was  published 
after  his  death  by  his  brother,  John  Daniel.  The  portion  of  this  volume 
comprising  the  "Civil  Wars"  is  that  part  of  the  identical  edition  of  1609 
remaining  unsold.  Copies  frequently  occur  with  the  engraved  title  and 
dedication  to  the  Countess  of  Pembroke,  added  from  the  edition  of  1609. 

65  DAVIES,  SIR  JOHN  (1569-1626). 

Nofce  teipfum.  |  This  Oracle  expounded  in  two  |  Elegies.  |  i.  Of 
.         ^<? «-        Humane  knowledge.  |  2.  Of  the  Soule  of  Man,  and  the  immortali- 
tie  I  thereof.  |  London,  \  Printed  by  Richard  Field  for  John  Stand- 
ish.  I  IS99. 

Quarto.     First  edition. 

Collation:  A,  two  leaves  ;  B — M  2,  in  fours. 

Title  as  above,  with  Field's  device  of  a  most  graciovs  dread  Soueraigne  ",  signed 

hand  holding  an  anchor  in  center  and  a  John  Dauies,  A 3.   Thework,  Bi — M2,  the 

vi'oodcut  border  across  the  top  of  the  page,  last  leaf  blank. 
A  2  (verso  blank).     Dedication,  "To  my 

Signature  A  should  in  all  probability  have  four  leaves,  A  i  and  A  4 
being  blank. 

66  DAVIES,  SIR  JOHN. 

Nofce  teipfum.  |  This  Oracle  expounded  in  two  |  Elegies.  |  i.  Of 
Humane  knowledge.  |  2.  Of  the  Soule  of  Man,  and  the  immortah- 
tie  I  thereof.  |  Newly  corrected  and  amended.  |  London,  \  Printed 
by  Richard  Field  for  John  StandifJt.  \  1602. 

Quarto.     Second  edition. 

Collation:  A,  three  leaves;  B — Z,  in  fours. 

Title  as  above,  with  ornamental  headband  and  printer's  device  preceding  the  imprint, 
A  2  (verso  blank).  Dedication  in  verse,  "To  My  Most  Gracious  dread  Soueraigne", 
A  3.     The  poem,  A  4 — L  4  (verso  blank). 

67  DAVIES,  SIR  JOHN. 

Nofce  Teipfum.  |  This  Oracle  expounded  in  two  |  Elegies.  |  i. 
Of  Humane  Knowledge.  |  2.  Of  the  Soule  of  Man,  and  the  im-  | 
mortalitie  thereof.  |  Hymnes  of  Astraea  in  |  Acrofticke  Verfe.  | 
Orchestra,  |  Or,  |  A  Poeme  of  Dauncing.  |  In  a  Dialogue  betweene 
Penelope,  |  and   one    of  her  Wooers.  |  Not  finifhed.  |  London,  \ 


Collations  and  Notes. 


57 


wirrEs 

PILGRIMAGE, 

(J^y  Toeticall  Ejjaies^ 

Through  a  V  Vorld  of  amorous  Sonnetsf, 

Soule-pdffions^  and  other  Taffages^ 

Diuine,  Philofophicall,  Morally 

?oeticall,anJ  TolUicaU. 

By 
IohnDavI£s. 

lucunda^lcijlitudo  rerum. 


At  Lonooh, 

Printed  for  John  hrow/fe,^r\(i  are  to  be  fold  at  bis  (hop  la 
Sam  Dfirtfiorrcs  Churchyardrnflfctftrecff, 

[No.  68.] 


58  Collations  and  Notes. 

Printed  by  Augujline  Mathewes  for  Richard  \  Haw  kins,  and  are  to 
be  fold  at  his  Shop  in  \  Chaticery  Lane^neere  Serieants  \  Inne.    1622. 

Octavo. 

Collation:^ — L  2,,  in  eights. 

Title  as  above,  A  2  (verso  blank).  Dedica-  F  6 — H  2.  Title  to  "Orchestra",  H  3 
tion  in  verse,  "To  My  Most  Graciovs  Dread  (verso  blank).  Dedicatory  sonnet  addressed 
Soveraigne ", A 3.  "NosceTeipsum", A4 —  "To  the  Prince",  H  4  (verso  blank).  The 
F  4  (verso  blank).  Title  to"Hymnes  of  As-  poem,  ending  with  ten  lines  of  errata,  H  5  — 
traea",  F  5  (verso  blank).    The  "Hymnes",     L  3  (verso  blank). 

This  edition  was  published  four  years  before  the  author's  death,  and  may 
therefore  be  considered  as  containing  all  his  acknowledged  productions. 

68  DAVIES,  JOHN,  of  Hereford  (1565  ?-i6i8). 

Wittes  I  Pilgrimage,  |  (by  Poeticall  Effaies)  |  Through  a  World 
of  amorous  Sonnets,  |  Soule-paffions,  and  other  PalTages,  |  Diuine, 
Philofophicall,  Morall,  |  Poeticall,  and  Politicall.  |  By  |  lohn  Da- 
vies.  I  lucunda  vicifTitudo  rerum.  |  At  Lo7idon.  Printed  for  lohn 
Browne,  and  are  to  be  fold  at  his  fliop  i7i  \  Saifit  Dunflo7ies  Church- 
yard in  Fleet  flreete. 

Quarto.     First  edition. 

Collation:^ — X,  in  fours. 

Title  as  above,  with  a  large  woodcut  or-  Sir  lames  Haies  knight",  etc.,  A3;  on  verso, 

namental  printer's  device  in  center  of  the  "The  Booke  to  Grauitie  ".     "The  Author 

page,  A   I   (verso  blank).      Dedication    to  to  his  Mufe",  A  4  recto.     "Of  my  felfe", 

Lord  Philip  Herbert,  Earl  of  Montgomery,  A  4  verso  to  B  i  (verso  blank).     "  Wittes 

signed  "The  mofl  free,  bounden,  and  vnal-  Pilgrimage",  B  2 — H  4.     "Other  Sonnets 

terable  humble  louer  of  your  Honor,  Name,  vpon  other  Subiects  ",  I  I  —  M  i.     Various 

and  Family.   lohn  Dauies   of  Hereford",  poems,  M  2  —  P  4  recto.      "Other  Effayes 

A  2.     "Againe,  to  the  fame  truelie-noble  vpon  more  ferious  and  facred  Subiepts  ", 

Earle,  and  his  moft  honorable  other  halfe  P  4  verso  to  X  4. 

69  DAVIES,  JOHN,  of  Hereford. 

The  Scourge  of  Folly.  |  Consisting  of  satyricall  Epigramms,  and 
others  in  honor  |  of  many  noble  and  worthy  Persons  of  our  Land  | 
Together,  |  With  a  pleasant  (though  discordant)  Descant  |  vpon 
most  English  Prouerbes  :  and  others.  |  At  London  printed  by  E:  A  : 
for  Richard  \  Redjner  sould  at  his  shop  at  ye  west  gate  of  Panics. 

[7(5/7.] 

Octavo.     First  edition. 

Collation  :  A  —  6"  4,  /;/  eights. 

Engraved  title  as  above,  with  large  cut  ing  scourged  by  Wit,  A  2  (verso  blank), 
representing  Folly  on  the  back  of  Time  be-     preceded  by  a  blank  leaf,  A   I.      Dedica- 


Collations  and  Notes. 


59 


tion, —  a  sonnet  signed  I.  D., — "To  the  Most  the  title  of  "The  Scourge  of  Follie  ",  "Prou- 
Noble  Theophilvs,   Lord  Walden  ",   A   3.  erbs",  verses  "To  worthy  Perfons,"  "Pa- 
Preliminary  verses  with  headline  title, "  Paf-  pers  Complaint  ",  ending  with  "A  Conclu- 
fages  before  the  Booke  ",  A  3  verso  to  A  8.  fion  ",  B  i  — S  4. 
The  work,  consisting  of  293  epigrams  under 

This  work  is  noted  for  the  mention  made  of  the  illustrious  authors  of  the 
day,  among  whom  are  Shakespeare,  Jonson,  Fletcher,  Daniel,  Sir  John  Har- 
ington,  and  Sir  Philip  Sidney. 

D  A  V  ISONS 

POEMS, 

O  f?, 

A  Poeticall  Rapfodie. 

Deuided  into  fixe  Bookes 
The  firft,   containing  Poems  and  Demfes* 
Thefccond,  Sonets  and  CanK.omts* 
The  third,  'Paflor all's  and  Elegies* 
The  fourth,   Madrig^lls  and  Odes, 
The  fifCi  Epigrams  and  Epitaphs* 
The  fixt,  Epi(ilesi  and  Epitbalamiont, 


For  variety  and  pleafurCjthc  likcneuer 
pubiiOied. 

The  "Bee  and  Spider  by  a  diners  p«  wer , 

Such  honj  and  po) for! from  thefilfef^me  flomr. 

The  fourth  Impreflion, 
Newly  corrccVed  and  augmented,  and  put  into 
a  forme  more  plcafing  to  the  Rcadcr« 

LONDON, 
Printed  by  B*  A*  for  Roier  lackfon,   i6li. 


X' 


[  No.  70.] 


6o  Collations  and  Notes. 

70  DAVISON,  FRANCIS  (1575  ?-i6i9). 

Davisons  |  Poems,  |  Or,  |  A  Poeticall  Rapfodie.  |  Deuided  into 
fixe  Bookes.  |  The  firft,  contayning  Poems  and  Deuifes.  |  The  fec- 
ond,  Sonets  and  Canzonets.  |  The  third,  Paftoralls  and  Elegies.  | 
The  fourth,  Madrigalls  and  Odes.  |  The  fift.  Epigrams  and  Epi- 
taphs. I  The  fixt,  Epiftles,  and  Epithalamions.  |  For  variety  and 
pleafure,  the  Hke  neuer  |  publifhed. 

The  Bee  and  Spider  by  a  diuers  power, 

Sucke  hony  and  poyfon  from  the  felfe  fame  flower. 

The  fourth  Impreffion,  |  Newly  corrected  and  augmented,  and  put 
into  I  a  forme  more  pleafmg  to  the  Reader.  |  London,  \  Printed  by 
B.  A.  for  Roger  lackson,  162 1. 
Octavo. 

Collation  \  A  —  6",  in  eights. 

Title  as  above,  within  a  border  formed  "  Epithalamion  vpon  the  fpoufals  of  W.  A. 

of  printer's  ornaments,  A  2  (verso  blank),  and  I,  A.",  and  "Another  of  the  fame",  fol- 

Dedication   in   verse   to  William,  Earl  of  lowed  by  "A  fli or t  Contents  of  all  the  fixe 

Pembroke,  A  3  recto.     "To  the  Reader",  Bookes    contained  In  this   volume",  etc., 

A  3  verso  to  A  4  recto.     Table  of  contents,  showing  where  each  book  begins  and  ends, 

A  4  verso  to  A  8  recto.     Two  short  poems,  A  8  verso.     The  poems,  B — S,  in  eights. 

Of  the  first  edition  of  this  early  anthology,  published  in  1602,  only  one 
copy  is  known  to  exist,  and  that  is  imperfect.  The  second  edition  appeared 
in  1608  and  the  third  in  161 1. 

71  DONNE,  JOHN  (1573-1631). 

Poems,  I  By  J.  D.  |  With  |  Elegies  |  On  The  Authors  |  Death.  | 
London.  \  Printed  by  M.  F.  for  Lohn  Harriot,  \  and  are  to  be  fold  at 
his  fliop  in  St  Diuiflans  \  Chnrch-yard  in  Fleet-fireet.     ^<^JJ- 

Quarto.     First  edition. 

Collation  :  A  —  Z,  Aa — Zz,  and  Aaa — Fff  3,  in  fours. 

Title  as  above,  A  2  (verso  blank),  pre-  "  Satyres  ",  Tt  3  —  Yy3.  "  Letters  ",  Yy  4  — 

ceded  by  a  blank  leaf.     The  epistle,  A  3 —  Bbb  2.     "Elegies  upon  the  Author",  Bbb 

A  4  (verso  blank).   The  poems,  B  i — Kk  4  3  —  Fff  3. 
(verso  blank)  and  LI  i  — Tt  2  (verso  blank). 

Copies  of  this  edition  have  frequently  two  extra  leaves  inserted  imme- 
diately after  the  title,  and  signed  A  and  A  2,  thus  making  six  leaves  in 
signature  A.  These  leaves  contain  "The  Printer  To  The  Understanders", 
and  on  verso  of  the  last, "  Hexaflichon  Bibliopolse." 


Collations  and  Notes.  6i 

72  DONNE,  JOHN. 

Poems,  I  By  J.  D.  |  With  |  Elegies  |  On  |  The  Authors  |  Death.  | 
London  j  Printed  by  M.  F.  for  John  Harriot,  \  and  are  to  be  fold  at 
his  Shop  in  St  Dunflans  \  Church-yard  in  Fleet-flreet.  \  i6j^. 

Octavo.     Second  edition. 

Collation:  Portrait;  A — Z and Aa — Dd,  in  eights. 

Title  as  above,  A  l  (verso  blank),  pre-  Mar.    The  epistle,  A  5  —  A  6  (verso  blank), 

ceded  by  a  beautifully  engraved  portrait  of  Poems  and  other  works  in  verse,  A  7  —  S  7. 

the  author,  ast.  18,  by  W.  Marshall,  under-  Letters,  S  8  —  V  4.    "The  Progresse  of  the 

neath  which  are  eight  lines  of  verse  by  Iz  :  Sovle"  and  "Divine  Poems",  V  5  —  Bb  8. 

Wa:    "The  Printer  to  the  Vnderstanders ",  Elegies  on  the  author,  Cc  I  —  Dd  8  (verso 

A  2  —  A  4;   on  verso,  two  six-line  stanzas  blank),  ending  with  the  "Errata." 
on  the  author,  one  of  which  is  signed  Jo. 

73  DONNE,  JOHN. 

Letters  |  To  |  Severall  Persons  |  Of  Honour:  |  Written  By  |  John 
Donne  |  Sometime  Deane  of  |  St  Pauls  London.  |  Publifhed  by 
John  Donne  Dr.  of  I  the  Civill  Law.  |  London,  |  Printed  by  J.  FlefJier, 
for  Richard  Marriot,  and  are  \  to  be  fold  at  his  fliop  in  St  Dimfians 
Church-yard  \  under  the  Dyall.     16^1. 

Quarto. 

Collation:  A  —  Ss  t^,  in  fours. 

Blank  leaf,  A  i.  Portrait  of  Donne  at  the  age  of  fifty-nine,  engraved  by  Lombart,  fac- 
ing title,  I  leaf.  Title  as  above,  A  2  (verso  blank).  Dedication  to  Mris.  Bridget  Dunch, 
A3— A  4.     The  letters,  B  I  — Ss  3. 


74  DOUGLAS,  GAWIN,  Bishop  of  Dunkeld  (i474?-is22). 

^^  The  I  +  xiii.  Bukes  of  Eneados  of  |  the  famofe  Poete  Virgill  | 
Tranflatet  out  of  Latyne  |  verfes  into  Scottifh  me-  |  tir,  bi  the  Reu- 
erend  Fa-  |  ther  in  God,  May-  |  fter  Gawin  Douglas  |  Bifhop  of 
Dunkel  &  |  vnkil  to  the  Erie  |  of  Angus.  Euery  |  buke  hauing  hys  | 
perticular  |  Prologe.  |  ^  Imprinted  at  Londo  \  155^. 

Quarto.     Black  letter. 

Collation  :  Title;  B —  U,  in  eights;  X,  nine  leaves;  V — Z,  eight  leaves; 
a — z  and  aa,  in  eights;  bb,  seven  leaves. 

Title  as  above,  within  a  frame  of  ruled  the  device  of  W.  Copland,  the  printer;  the 
lines  suspended  at  the  upper  corners  by  rib-  imprint  is  in  a  small  panel  hanging  from  the 
bons  and  surrounded  by  a  garland  of  flowers,     other  by  a  ribbon  and  supported  on  either 


•^THE 


^iv  Buk«  of  Encados  of 
the  famofc  Poetc  Virgill 

tlr,Mtl)f  EeucrenD  jfa<j 


recrtmlar 


5(fliiif»rin^ed  at  Lond6 


[  No.  74.     Size  of  original,  4^  X  6}  inches.] 


Collations  and  Notes.  6} 

side  by  cupids  holding  Roman  ensigns, —  one  this  buk  ",  bb  6  verso.  Five  nine-line  stan- 
leaf  (no  signature).  " d  The  Preface  ",  B  i  —  zas,"(I  Ane  exclamacion  aganis  detractouris 
B  8;  on  verso,  at  the  end,  "  ^^  The  con-  and  uncurtafe  redaris,  that  bene  ouer  studi- 
tentes  of  euery  buke  ".  The  work,  C  I  —  ous  but  occafioun  to  note  and  fpye  out  faltis, 
bb  6  recto.  Lines  by  the  translator,entitled  or  offenfis, in  this  volume  or  any  vthir  thrifty 
"  Conclusion  ",  recto  bb  6  to  verso.  "  The  werkis  ",bb  7,  ending  on  the  verso  with  a  re- 
space  tyme  and  date,  of  the  translatione  of  bus,  "To  knaw  the  name  of  the  tranflator." 

This  is  the  first  metrical  translation  of  Virgil's  "  ^neid,"  and  is  complete. 
Caxton  published  a  prose  version  in  1490.  The  only  clew  to  the  printer 
is  the  device  on  the  title-page,  which  is  one  used  by  William  Copland. 

75  DRANT,  THOMAS  (d.  1578?). 

p^  A  Medicinable  |  Moral!,  that  is,  the  two  Bookes  of  |  Horace 
his  Satyres,  En-  |  glyfhed  accordyng  to  the  |  prefcription  of  faint  | 
Hierome.  |  Epifto.  ad  Ruffin.  |  Quod  malum  eft,  muta.  |  Quod  bo- 
num  eft,  prode.  |  The  Wailyngs  of  the  Prophet  |  Hieremiah,  done 
into  I  Englyfhe  verse.  |  Also  |  Epigrammes.  |  T.  Drant.  |  Antidoti 
falutaris  amaror.  |  Perufed  and  allowed  accordyng  to  the  Ouenes 
Male-  I  fties  Iniunctions.  |  ^^  Imprinted  at  London  in  Fletejlrete  \ 
by  Thomas  MarJJte.  \  M.D.LXVL 

Quarto.     Black  letter. 

Collation:  a, fouy leaves ;  A  —  M\,  in  eights. 

Title  as  above,  a  I;  on  verso,  "To  the  of  Hieremie,  done  into  Engliflie  Verse",  and 
Right  Honorable  my  Lady  Bacon,  and  my  the  argument,  I  8;  on  verso, "To  the  Read- 
lady  Cicell,  fillers,  fauourers  of  learnyng  and  er  ".  The  poem,  K  I  —  L  2.  Epigrams  and 
vertue".  "To  the  Reader",  a  2  —  a  4;  on  miscellaneous  poems,  verso  of  L  2  —  M  4 
verso,  "  Prifcus  Grammaticus  de  Satyra".  (verso  blank).  The  colophon  is  at  the  foot 
The  satires,  A  I  —  I  7.      "CThe  wailynges  of  M  4  recto.     (M  3  misprinted  M  2.) 

This  is  the  first  attempt  at  a  metrical  version  of  Horace.  "The  Wailyngs 
of  the  Prophet  Hieremiah  "  and  the  epigrams  appear  in  this  edition  only. 
Some  copies  are  without  the  dedication  on  verso  of  title. 


76  DRANT,  THOMAS. 

Horace  His  |  arte  of  Poetrie,  pistles,  |  and  Satyrs  Englifhed, 
and  I  to  theEarleofOrmounte  |  ByTho.  Drant  |  addreffed.  |  [Two 
lines  in  Greek.]  Imprinted  at  London  in  \  Fletejlrete,  nere  to  S.  \ 
Dunjlones  Churche,  by  \  TJiomas  MarJJie.  \  156'] . 

Quarto.     Black  letter. 


64  Collations  and  Notes. 


Morail,  that  //,  the  two  'Bookes  of 

Horace  |)(g^atpies,etv 

glyP^ed accordjng  to  the 

p^eftnptionoffainc 

Hicromc. 

duo  J  malum  f/7,  mutd . 
Quo  J  bonum  ejl^proje. 

([t}e  tx^tif^nqi  of  t^  )d;opl^et 

i^ietemia^i  Done  into 

Cngl)^et)etfc» 

aifo 

Antidotis  falutarU  amaror. 

?efuffd(md  aUovxd  accordyng  to  the  QpencitA^e 
ftics  Iniun^ions* 

^^hi[>rmteiat  LonJontn  Fletejhett 

M*D.LXV1. 

\  No.  75-] 


Collations  and  Notes.  65 

Collation:  •,  six  leaves;  A — R,  in  eights. 

Title  as  above,  in  Marsh's  usual  woodcut  of  Ormounte  and  Oflbrye  ",  etc.,  •  2  verso  to 

border,*  I;  on  verso, seventeen  Latin  lines  *  3.     "To  the  Reader",  •  4  —  •  6.     The 

"  De  Seipso  ".     Full-page  woodcut  of  arms  work,  A  I — R  8  (verso  blank).     The  recto 

(Ormond),  •  2  recto.    "  To  the  Right  Hon-  of  H  8  is  blank, 
orable  and  verye  noble  Lord,  Thomas  Earle 

This  is  the  second  edition  of  Drant's  translation,  and  much  fuller  than  his 
first,  which  he  published  in  1566  with  the  title  of  "A  Medicinable  Morall." 
In  this  edition  he  has  omitted  "  The  Wailyngs  of  the  Prophet  Hieremiah." 

77  DRAYTON,  MICHAEL. 

Ideas  I  Mirrovr.  |  Amovrs  |  In  Qvatorzains.  |  Che  ferue  e  tace 
affai  domanda.  |  At  London,  \  Printed  by  lames  Roberts,  for  Nicho- 
las I  Linge.     Anno.  IJP^- 

Quarto. 

Collation:  A,  two  leaves;  B — G,  in  fours;  II,  two  leaves. 

Title  as  above,  with  printer's  device  pre-  Ma.  Anthony  Cooke,   Efquire",  A  2;    on 

cedingtheimprint,  A  I ;  on  the  verso,  alistof  the  verso,  a  poem  of  eighteen  lines  signed 

errata.  Dedication,  "X^ To  the  deereChyld  "Gorbo  il  fidele".    The  sonnets,  B  i  —  H2 

of  the  Mufes,  and  his  euer  kind  Mecaenas,  (verso  blank). 

One  of  the  earliest  and  rarest  of  Drayton's  productions.  Of  the  fifty-one 
sonnets  which  it  contains,  twenty-two  were  never  republished.  Fleay,  in 
his  ''  Biographical  Chronicle  of  the  English  Drama"  (vol.  i.,  p.  146),  identi- 
fies the  subject  of  the  sonnets  with  Anne  Goodere,whom  the  poet  celebrates 
under  the  name  of  "  Idea." 

78  DRAYTON,  MICHAEL. 

Mortimeriados.  |  The  Lamen-  |  table  ciuell  warres  of  |  Edward 
the  fecond  and  the  |  Barrons.  |  At  London,  \  Printed  by  I.  R.  for 
Humfry  Lownes,  \  and  are  to  be  folde  at  his  fhop  at  the  Wefi  \  end 
of  Paiiles  Church. 

Quarto.     First  edition. 

Collation:  A — T  z,  in  fours. 

Title  as  above,  A  I  (verso  blank).     Ded-     net  addressed  to  the  same  lady  by  "E,  B." 
ication  in  verse,  "To  the  excellent  and  mofl     One  leaf  blank,  A  4.     The  poem,  B  I— T  2 
accomplifli'd  Ladie,  Lucie  Counteffe  of  Bed-     (verso  blank), 
ford",  A  2  —  A3  recto;  on  the  verso,  a  son- 

Published  in  1596,  in  which  year  appeared  what  is  either  another  edition 
or  the  same  edition  with  a  different  title-page,  the  imprint  of  which  reads  as 


66  .  Collations  and  Notes. 

follows:  ^^ Printed  by  I.  R.  for  Mathew  Lownes,  and  are  to  bee  jolde  at  his 
Jhop  if  I  S.  Dims  to /IS  Churchyard.     I5g6" 

79  DRAYTON,  MICHAEL. 

The  I  Barrens  Wars  |  in  the  raigne  of  Edward  |  the  fecond.  | 
With  Englands  |  Heroicall  Epiftles.  |  ^  By  Michaell  Drayton.  |  At 
London,  \  Printed  by  I.  R.  for  N.  Ling.  \  i6oj. 

Octavo. 

Collation  :  A,  four  leaves  ;  B —  Q  and  B — L,  in  eights. 

Title  as  above,  with  the  publisher's  device  nets,  O  7  verso  to  Q  8  (verso  blank).  "  Bar- 
in  the  center,  A  I  (verso  blank).  Dedica-  rons  Warres",  B  I  —  L  6  recto.  "To  the 
tion  to  "Ma.  Walter  Aston",  A  2  recto.  Reader",  L  6  verso  to  L  7  recto.  Commen- 
"To  the  Reader",  A  2  verso  to  A  3.  Com-  datory  verses,  L  7  vefso  to  L  8  recto.  "To 
mandatory  verses  signed  "Thomas  Greene"  the  excellent  Lady  Lucie,  Counteffe  of 
and  "lohn  Beumont",  A  4.  "Englands  Bedford,"  signed  "  Michaell  Drayton",  L8 
Heroicall  Epistles",  B  i  —  O  7  recto.    Son-  verso. 

First  published  under  the  title  of  "Mortimeriados"  in  1596.  (See  preced- 
ing number.)  "England's  Heroical  Epistles"  first  appeared  in  1597,  and 
was  republished  several  times  before  the  present  edition. 

80  DRAYTON,  MICHAEL  (1563-1631). 

To  The  Ma-  |  iestie  Of  King  |  James.  |  A  gratulatorie  Poem  | 
by  Michaell  Drayton.  |  At  London  |  PrtJtted  by  lames  Roberts,  for 
7.  M.  I  and  H.  L.     1603. 

Quarto. 

Collation:  A — B  t,,  in  fours. 

Title  as  above,  having  an  elaborate  head-  At  the  end  is  an  engraved  plate  showing 

band  containing  the  royal  coat  of  arms,  A  2  the  descent  of  James  VL  of  Scotland  from 

(verso  blank).     The  poem,  A3  —  B  3;  on  Edward  IV.  of  England, 
the  verso,  a  postscript  "To  the  Reader". 

From  the  postscript  it  appears  that  the  above  is  the  second  impression  of 
this  poem,  which  is  not  included  in  any  of  the  subsequent  editions  of  Dray- 
ton's poems. 

81  DRAYTON,  MICHAEL. 

The  I  Ovi'le.  |  By  Michaell  Drayton  |  Efquire.  |  Noctuas  Athe- 
nas.  I  London  \  Pritited  by  E.  A.  for  E.  White  and  N.  Ling:  and 
are  to  \  be  folde  neere  the  little  north  doore  of  S.  Paules  Church,  \  at 
the  figne  of  the  Gun.     160/J.. 

Quarto. 


Collations  and  Notes. 


67 


THE 

O  WLE 

By  Michael!  D  rayton 
E/cjuire. 

NoBuas  AthenaS. 


L  O  ?\i  D  O  N 
Prinred  hyE.ASor  E.Vyhne  and  N.Ling.  mii  are  to 
be folde  aeerc  rhc  ludc  nordi doorcofS.  Panics  Cluirch, 
at  tKe  fignc  of  the  Gun.  160^ 

[No.  81.] 


68  Collations  and  Notes. 

.  f       l/i^U*-'  Collation:  A  —  G,  in  fours  {A  i  blank). 

,  ,  »  >  „  Title  as  above,  with  large  woodcut  of  an  owl  attacked  by  other  birds,  A  2  (verso  blank). 

'■'^  Dedication  to  Sir  Walter  Aston,  A  3  (verso  blank).     "To  the  Reader",  A  4;  on  verso,  a 

^,^_,  /\^^f^ '  Latin  sonnet,  "In  Noctuam  Draytoni",  signed  A.  Greneway.     The  poem,  B  I — G  4. 

This  poem  was  written  before  the  "  Gratulatorie  Poem  "  to  King  James, 
but  its  pubUcation  was  postponed  on  account  of  the  greater  interest  of  that 
work.     It  was  omitted  in  all  the  collected  editions  till  that  of  1619. 


82   DRAYTON,  MICHAEL. 

Poly-Olbion  |  By  |  Michaell  Drayton  |  Esqr:  |  London  printed 
for  I  M  Lownes .  I  Browne .  |  /  Helme .  /  Busbie .  |  Ingrdue  by  W 
Hole  I  [/<5/2.] 

Folio.     First  edition. 

Collation:  Four  leaves;  A,  four  leaves;  B — Z  and  Aa — Cc,  in  sixes; 
Dd,  two  leaves. 

Engraved  title  as  above,  representing  a  upon  the  same  person.     A  finely  engraved 

triumphal  arch,  withm  which  is  an  allegori-  full-length  portrait  of  the  Prince  of  Wales 

cal  figure  of  Albion,  or  Great  Britain,  in  a  holding  a  lance,  by  W.  Hole,  one  leaf  (verso 

robe  covered  with  pictures  of  mountains,  blank).  "  To  the  Generate  Reader  "  and  "  To 

rivers,  cities,  etc.,  a  scepter  in  her  right  hand  my  Friends,  The  Cambro-Britans  ",  A   I. 

and  a  cornucopia  in  the  other,  the  words  "From  the  Author  of  The  Illustrations", 

"Great  Britaine"  under.     On  the  sides  are  dated  "From  the  Inner  Temple  May.  IX. 

full-length  figures  of  Brute,  Caesar,  Hengist,  do,  Idc  .  XII.",  A  2  —  A  4;  on  verso,  the 

and  William  the  Conqueror;   in  an  upper  faults  escaped.    The  work  in  eighteen  songs, 

compartment  is  the  title  and  the  author's  B  I  —  Dd  2  (verso  blank).      Each   of  the 

name  in  an  oval  at  the  bottom;  underneath  "  songs  "  of  which  the  work  is  composed  is 

is  the  imprint, —  one  leaf  (verso  blank),  pre-  preceded  by  a  double  folding  map  of  the 

ceded  by  a  leaf  having  on  its  verso  eighteen  counties   referred  to,  in  which  the  towns, 

lines  explanatory  of  the  engraved  frontis-  mountains,  rivers,  cities,  etc.,  are  personi- 

piece,  entitled    "  Vpon    the    Frontispice."  fied  or  represented  by  figures  of  men  and 

Dedication  to  "  Henrie,  Prince  of  Wales  ",  women, 
one  leaf;  on  verso,  twelve  eulogistic  lines 

This  is  the  first  issue  of  the  first  edition  of  the  first  part.  It  has  no  printed 
title,  and  the  plate  of  the  Prince  of  Wales  is  before  the  inscription  "  Henricvs 
Princeps",  which  is  added  to  the  impressions  appearing  in  the  edition  of 
1613.     The  notes  were  written  by  John  Selden. 


83   DRAYTON,  MICHAEL. 

Poly-OIbion.  |  or  |  A  Chorographicall  Defcription  of  Tracts,  Riu- 
ers,  I  Mountaines,  Forefls,  and  other  Parts  of  this  renowned  Ifle  |  of 


[  No.  82.     Size  of  original,  6fg  X  9I  inches.] 


Collations  and  Notes. 


69 


Great  Britaine,  |  With  intermixture  of  the  moft  Remarquable  Sto- 
ries, Antiquities,  Wonders,  |  Rarityes,  Pleafures,  and  Commodities 
of  I  the  fame :  |  Digested  in  a  Poem  |  By  |  Michael  Drayton,  ( 
Efq.  I  With  a  Table  added,  for  direction  to  thofe  occurrences  of 
Story  and  Antiquitie,  |  whereunto  the  Courfe  of  the  Volume  eafily 
leades  not.  |  London.  \  Prmted  by  H.  L.  for  Mathew  Lownes  :  L 
Browne  :  I.  Helme,  \  and  I.  Biisbie.     161  j. 

The  I  Second  Part,  |  Or  |  AContinvance  |  OfPoly-Olbion  |  From 
The  Eigh-  |  teenth  Song.  |  Containing  all  the  Tracts,  Riuers, 
Moun-  I  taines,  and  Forrefts :  |  Intermixed  with  the  moft  remark- 
able Stories,  |  Antiquities,  Wonders,  Rarities,  Pleafures,  and  Com-  | 
modities  of  the  Eaft,  and  Northerne  parts  of  this  Ifle,  |  lying  betwixt 
the  two  famous  Riuers  of  |  Thames,  and  Tweed.  |  By  Michael 
Drayton,  Efq.  |  London,  |  Printed  by  Augujiine  Mathewes  for  Lohn 
Marriott,  \  lohn  Grifmand,  and  Thomas  Dewe.  \  1622. 

Folio.     First  complete  edition. 

Collation:  [First  Part]  Five  leaves ;  A,  four  leaves ;  B — Z and  Aa  — 
Cc,  in  sixes ;  Dd,  two  leaves ;  !^^,  four  leaves.  [Second  Part]  One  leaf; 
A  —  Y,  in  fours. 

"Vpon  the  Frontispice",  eighteen  lines 
explanatory  of  the  engraved  title  which  it 
faces,  one  leaf  (recto  blank).  Engraved  title 
representing  a  triumphal  arch,  within  which 
is  an  allegorical  figure  of  Albion,  or  Great 
Britain,  in  a  robe  covered  with  pictures  of 
mountains,  rivers,  cities,  etc.,  a  scepter  in  her 
right  hand  and  a  cornucopia  in  the  other, 
the  words  "Great  Britain"  under.  On  the 
sides  are  full-length  figures  of  Brute,  Caesar, 
Hengist,  and  William  the  Conqueror.  In 
an  upper  compartment  is  the  title,  "  Poly- 
Olbion  ",  and  in  a  lower  one, "  By  Michaell 
Drayton  Esqr."  The  imprint  reads," Lon- 
don printed  for  M  Lownes  .  /  Browne  .  I 
Helme .  /  Busbie.  Lngraui  by  W  Hole  " , — 
one  leaf  (verso  blank).  Printed  title  as  given 
above,  with  large  woodcut  printer's  device, 
one  leaf  (verso  blank).  Dedication, "To  the 
High  and  Mightie,  Henrie, Prince  of  Wales  ", ' 
one  leaf;  on  verso,  twelve  eulogistic  lines 
upon  the  same  person.  A  finely  engraved 
full-length  portrait  of  the  Prince  of  Wales 
holding  a  lance,  by  W.  Hole,  with  inscrip- 
tion, "  Henricvs  Princeps  ",  one  leaf  (verso 


blank).  "To  the  Generall  Reader"  and 
"  To  my  Friends,  the  Cambro-Britans  ",  A  I. 
"From  the  Author  Of  The  lUuftrations", 
dated  May  9,  1612,  A  2  —  A  4;  on  verso, 
"  Faults  escaped  ".  The  work,  B  i  —  Dd  2. 
The  table,  5^  l  — ^^tj  4.  The  following 
leaves  have  the  versos  blank :  E  i,  1 1,  K  2, 
Q  i,X4,  Bb3,and  Dd  2. 
'  [Second  Part]  Printed  title  as  above,  one 
leaf  (verso  blank).  Dedication,  "To  The 
High  And  Mightie,  Charles  Prince  of 
Wales",  A  i  (verso  blank).  "To  any  that  will 
read  it ",  A  2.  Commendatory  verses  signed 
William  Browne,  George  Wither,  and  lohn 
Reynolds,  A3  —  A  4.  The  work,  B  i — Y  4. 
The  following  leaves  have  the  versos  blank : 
D  I,  E  I,  I  4,  L  I,  Q  I,  R  4.  and  T  i. 

Each  of  the  thirty  songs  or  books  of  which 
the  work  is  composed  (eighteen  being  in  the 
first  part)  is  preceded  by  a  double  folding 
copperplate  map  of  the  counties  referred  to, 
in  which  the  towns,  mountains,  rivers,  cities, 
etc. ,  are  personified  or  represented  by  figures 
of  men  and  women. 


5* 


70  Collations  and  Notes. 

In  this  edition  the  first  part  is  the  same  as  was  first  issued  in  1612,  with 
the  addition  of  a  printed  title-page  and  a  table  consisting  of  four  leaves.  It 
is  the  first  edition  of  the  second  part. 

84  DRAYTON,  MICHAEL. 

A  I  Chorographicall  |  Description  Of  All  |  The  Tracts,  Rivers,  | 
Movntains,  Forests,  |  and  other  Parts  of  this  Renowned  |  Ifle  of 
Great  Britain,  |  With  intermixture  of  the  moft  Remarkeable  |  Sto- 
ries, Antiquities,  Wonders,  Rarities,  Pleafures,  |  and  Commodities 
of  the  fame.  |  Diuided  into  two  Bookes;  the  latter  containing  j 
twelue  Songs,  neuer  before  Imprinted.  |  Digefted  into  a  Poem  |  By  | 
Michael  Drayton .  Efquire.  |  With  a  Table  added,  for  direction  to 
thofe  Occurrences  |  of  Story  and  Antiquitie,  whereunto  the  Courfe 
of  the  I  Volume  eafily  leades  not.  |  London,  |  Printed  for  John  Mar- 
riott, lohn  Grifmand,  |  a7id  Thomas  Dewe.  1622. 

Folio.     Second  edition. 

Collation:  [First  Part]  Five  leaves;  A,  four  leaves ;  B — Z  and  Aa  — 
Cc,  in  sixes ;  Dd,  two  leaves ;  *B^,  four  leaves.  [Second  Part]  O/ie  leaf; 
A  —  Y,  in  fours. 

This  edition  is  identical  with  that  of  1613-22,  except  that  a  new  title  as 
given  above  has  been  substituted  for  that  of  the  first  part  in  the  former 
edition.  The  collation  and  the  second  title  are  the  same,  except  that  the 
author's  name  is  omitted  from  the  latter. 

85  DRAYTON,  MICHAEL. 

The  I  Battaile  |  Of  |  Agincovrt.  |  Fovght  By  Henry  The  |  fift  of 
that  name.  King  of  England,  a-  |  gainfk  the  whole  power  of  the 
French :  |  vnder  the  Raigne  of  their  Charles  |  the  fixt.  Anno  Dom. 
141 5.  I  The  Miferies  of  Queene  Margarite,  |  the  infortunate  Wife, 
of  that  moft  in-  |  fortunate  King  Henry  the  fixt.  |  Nimphidia,  the 
Court  of  Fayrie.  |  The  Queft  of  Cinthia.  |  The  Shepheards  Sirena.  | 
The  Moone-Calfe.  |  Elegies  vpon  fundry  occafions.  |  By  Michaell 
Drayton  |  Efquire.  |  London,  \  Printed  for  William  Lee,  at  the 
Turkes  Head  |  in  Fleete-Streete,  next  to  the  Miter  and  Phcenix.  | 
162J. 

Folio.     First  edition. 


Collations  and  Notes. 


71 


Collation:  A,  four  leaves;  a,  two  leaves  {inserted  behueen  A  2  and  A  3); 
£,  six  leaves;  C — Z  and  Aa  —  Ee,  in  fours. 


Title  as  above,  A  I  (verso  blank),  pre- 
ceded by  a  half-length  portrait  of  the  author 
in  an  oval,  with  four  Latin  lines  below,  en- 
graved by  W.  Hole  (recto  blank).  Dedica- 
tion, "  To  you  thofe  Noblefl  of  Gentlemen, 
of  thefe  Renowned  Kingdomes  of  Great  Bri- 
taine :  who  in  thefe  declining  times,  haue 
yet  in  your  braue  bofomes  the  fparkes  of  that 
fprightly  fire,  of  your  couragious  Anceflors ; 
and  to  this  houre  retaine  the  feedes  of  their 
magnanimitie  and  Greatneffe,  who  out  of  the 
vertue  of  your  mindes,  loue  and  cherifh  ne- 
glected Poefie,  the  delight  of  BlefTed  foules, 
and  the  language  of  Angels .  To  you  are  thefe 
my  Poems  dedicated.  By  your  truly  affec- 
tioned  Seruant,Michaell  Drayton",  A 2  (ver- 
so blank).     "  The  Vision  of  Ben.  lonson, 


On  The  Mvses  Of  His  Friend  M.  Drayton  ", 
a  I  —  a  2  (verso  blank).  Commendatory 
verses  upon  the  poems,  signed  I.  Vaughan 
and  lohn  Reynolds,  A  3  —  A  4  (verso  blank). 
"The  Battaile  of  Agincovrt ",  B  I  —  I  2. 
"  The  Miferies  of  Qveene  Margarite  ",  I  3  — 
P4.  "Nimphidia",Q  I  — Si.  "TheQvest 
OfCynthia",S2  — Ti  (verso blank).  "The 
Sheph cards  Sirena",  T  2  —  V  2.  "The 
Moone-Calfe  ",  V  3 — Aa  2.  "  Elegies  Vpon 
Svndry  Occasions  ",  Aa  3  —  Ee  3.  Blank  leaf, 
Ee  4.  Owing  to  the  foot-notes  on  the  recto 
of  C  2  the  leaf  is  generally  found  folded  up 
at  the  bottom,  otherwise  it  is  almost  sure  to 
be  badly  cut  into.  [Signatures  L  2  and  M  2 
are  misprinted  respectively  L  3  and  M  3.  ] 


The  portrait  by  Hole  is  the  same  that  appeared  in  the  poems  of  16 19. 
Nothing  in  this  volume  had  been  previously  printed. 


86   DRAYTON,  MICHAEL. 

The  Mvses  |  Elizivm,  |  Lately  difcouered,  |  By  A  New  Way 
Over  I  Parnassvs.  |  The  paffages  therein,  being  the  fubiect  of  |  ten 
fundry  Nymphalls,  |  Leading  three  DiuinePoemes,  |  Noahs  Floud.  | 
Moses,  his  Birth  and  Miracles.  |  David  and  Golia.  |  By  Michael 
Drayton  Efquire.  |  London,  \  ^  Printed  by  Thomas  Harper,  for  loJin 
Watcrfon,  afid  \  are  to  be  fold  at  the  figne  of  the  Crowne  in  \  Pauls 
Church-yard.     i6jo. 

Quarto.     First  edition. 


Collation  -.A  —  Z  and  Aa — Dd,  in  fours. 


Title  as  above,  A  2  (verso  blank).  Dedi- 
cation to  Edward,  Earl  of  Dorset,  A  3.  "  To 
the  Reader  "  and"  Errata",A4 (verso blank). 
"The  Elizium",  B  I  — M  3  (verso  blank). 
Dedication  to  Mary,  Countess  of  Dorset,  M  4 
(verso  blank).    "  Noahs  Flovd  ",  N  I  —  Q  3 


recto.  Commendatory  verses  to  the  book 
and  to  the  author,  signed  lohn  Beavmont, 
Beale  Sapperton,  and  Thomas  Andrewe,  Q  3 
verso  to  Q  4  (verso  blank).  "  Moses  His 
Birth  And  Miracles  ",  R  I  —  Aa  4.  "  David 
and  Goliah",  Bb  I  — Dd  4  (verso  blank). 


The  poem  of  "  Moses,  his  Birth  and  Miracles",  appeared  ni  1604  under 
the  title  of  "  Moyes  in  a  Map  of  his  Miracles." 


72  Collations  and  Notes. 

87  DRAYTON,  MICHAEL. 

Poems:  |  By  Michaell  Draiton  |  Efquire.  |  London,  \  Printed  for 
N.  Ling.  I  i6o§. 

Octavo.     First  edition. 

Collation  :  A,  four  leaves;  B — Hh,  in  eights;  li,  six  leaves. 

Title  as  above, having  the  word  "Poems"  The  Legend  of  Matilda  .  The   Legend  of 

surrounded  by  a  border  of  printer's  orna-  Pierce  Gaueston  ".  Dedication  to  Sir  Walter 

ments  and  the  large  woodcut  device  of  Ni-  Aston,  A  2  recto.     "To  the  Reader,"  A  2 

cholas  Ling  in  the  center  of  the  page,  A  i ;  verso  to  A  3.     Commendatory  verses  to  the 

on  verso,  "The  Arguments.  The  Barrens  author,  signed  Thomas    Greene   and  lohn 

warres .  Englands  Heroicall  Epistles  .  Idea.  Beaumont,  A  4.    The  work,  printed  contin- 

The  Legend  of  Robert  Duke  of  Normandie .  uously  without  separate  titles,  B  i  —  li  6. 

The  first  division  of  the  work,  or  "  The  Barrons  warres,"  is  paged  con- 
secutively, pp.  1-159,  followed  by  five  unnumbered  pages  preliminary  to  the 
epistles.  The  paging  then  commences  again  with  the  epistles,  the  folios, 
however,  only  being  numbered  f.  1-104;  the  remainder  of  the  work  being 
entirely  without  paging. 

88  DRAYTON,  MICHAEL. 

Poems :  |  By  |  Michael  Drayton  |  Esqvire,  |  Newly  Corrected  by 
the  I  Avthovr.  |  London,  \  Printed  by  Willia^n  Stanfby,  for  John 
Smethwicke,  and  \  are  to  be  fold  at  his  Shop  in  Saint  Dunfianes  \ 
Church-yard,  vnder  the  Dyall. 

Octavo.     Third  edition. 

Collation:  A,  seven  leaves;  B — Hh,  in  eights;  li,  three  leaves. 

Title  as  above,  within  ruled  lines  and  with  to  A  7.  A  8 — perhaps  a  blank  leaf —  seems  to 

the  printer's  device  preceding  the  imprint,  be  missing.     The  poems  as  follows :  "  The 

A  I  (verso  blank).     Commendatory  sonnet  Barons'  Wars  ","  England's  Heroical  Epis- 

by  Thomas  Greene,  A  2;   on  verso,  "The  ties",  "Idea",  "The  Legend  of  Robert  Duke 

Arguments  ",  being  a  table  of  contents.  Ded-  of  Normandy",  "The  Legend  of  Matilda", 

icatory  sonnet  to  SirWalter  Aston,  A3  (verso  "The  Legend  of  Pierce  Gaveston",B  I — 113. 

blank).    "To  the  Reader  ",  A  4  —  A  6  recto.  The  poems,  with  their  introductory  matter, 

Commendatory  sonnets  by  John  Selden,  E.  are  printed  continuously  without  separate 

Heyward,  and  John  Beaumont,  A  6  verso  titles. 

This  edition  exhibits  the  same  peculiarities  in  paging  as  the  editions  of 
1605  and  1610.  Up  to  the  last  poem  in  the  volume,  "The  Legend  of 
Pierce  Gaveston,"  the  three  editions  are  almost  page  for  page  the  same. 
In  the  1605  and  1610  editions  that  poem  is  printed  with  four  stanzas  to  a 
page,  while  in  the  above  described  edition  each  page  has  five  stanzas,  so 
that  this  edition  has  three  less  leaves  than  the  others.     Hazlitt  describes 


Collations  and  Notes.  73 

this  edition  as  having  a  frontispiece.  The  present  copy  has  none,  nor  is 
there  any  trace  of  any.  It  is  worthy  of  note  that  none  of  the  earUer  editions 
of  Drayton  have  frontispieces,  unless  this  be  an  exception. 

89  DRAYTON,  MICHAEL. 

Poems :  |  By  |  Michael  Drayton  |  Esqvire.  |  Newly  Corrected  by 
the  I  Author.  |  London  \  Printed  for  lohn  Smethwicke,  and  are  to 
bee  I  fold  at  his  Shop  in  Saint  Dimflanes  \  Church-yard,  vnder  the 
Diall.  I  1610. 

Octavo.     Fourth  edition. 

Collation:  A, five  leaves;  B — Hh,  in  eights;  li,  six  leaves. 

Title  as  above,  within  ruled  lines  and  with  The  poems  as  follows :  "  The  Barons' Wars  ", 

the  printer's  device  preceding  the  imprint,  "  England's    Heroical    Epistles  ",  "  Idea", 

A  I;  on  the  verso,  a  table  of  contents,  headed  "The  Legend  of  Robert  Duke  of  Norman- 

"The  Arguments".     Dedicatory  sonnet  to  dy",  "The  Legend  of  Matilda",  "The  Le- 

Sir  Walter  Aston,  A  2  recto.    "  To  the  Read-  gend  of  Pierce  Gaveston  ",  B  i  —  li  6.    The 

er  ",  A  2  verso  to  A  3.    Commendatory  son-  poems,  with  their  introductory  matter,  are 

nets  by  John  Beaumont,  Thomas  Greene,  printed  continuously  without  separate  titles. 
John  Selden,  and  E.  Heyward,  A  4  —  A  5. 

The  paging  of  the  volume  follows  the  system  of  the  edition  of  1605.  "The 
Barons'  Wars"  is  paged  1-159,  and  is  followed  by  five  unnumbered  pages 
preliminary  to  the  epistles.  The  folios  only  are  then  numbered  firom  i  to 
104,  ending  with  the  "Epistles."  The  last  part  of  the  volume  is  entirely 
without  paging. 

90  DRAYTON,  MICHAEL. 

Poems  I  by  |  Michael  Drayton  |  Efquyer.  |  Collected  into  |  one 
Volume.  I  With  |  fondry  peeces  |  inferted  |  neuer  before  Imprinted  | 
Lojidon  I  printed  for  |  John  Smethwick.     [/<5/p.] 

Folio. 

Collation:  A — Z,  Aa — Zz,  and  Aaa — Qqq^  in  fours. 

Engraved  title  as  above,  within  an  arched  Reader  of  the   Barons  Warres  "  and  com- 

panel,  a  satyr  and  a  shepherd  playing  the  mendatory  verses  to  the  author,  signed  Tho- 

pipes  on  either  side ;  above,  two  female  fig-  mas  Greene,  lohn  Beavmont,  E.  Heyward, 

ures, one  armed  and  blowing  a  trumpet, and  and  I.  Selden,  A  3  recto  to  A  4.     "The 

the  other  playing  a  harp, —  A  I  (verso  blank).  Barons  Warres  ",  B  i  —  O  I.     "Englands 

Printed  title,  without  date,  A  2;  on  verso,  a  Heroicall  Epistles  ",  title  dated  1619,0  2 

well-executed  half-length  portrait  of  Dray-  (verso   blank).     "To   the    Reader",   O   3. 

ton  in  an  oval,  with  four  Latin  lines  under-  Commendatory  verses  signed  Thomas  Has- 

neath,  engraved  by  W.  Hole.     Dedication  sei.  Will.  Alexander,  and  Edmond  Scory,  O 

to  Sir  Walter  Aston,  A  3  recto.     "To  the  4.     The  work,  P  I  — Kk  I.    "Idea.  In  Six- 


74 


Collations  and  Notes. 


tie  three  Sonnets",  title  dated  1619,  Kk  2; 
on  verso, "  To  the  Reader  of  thefe  Sonnets. " 
The  work,  Kk  3  — Nn  I.  "Odes.  With 
Other  Lyrick  Poesies  ",  title  dated  l6i9,Nn 
2  (verso  blank).  Dedication  to  Sir  Henry 
Goodere,  Nn  3.  "To  the  Reader",  Nn  4. 
The  odes,  Oo  I  —  Rr  2.  "The  Legends  of 
Robert,  Duke  of  Normandie .  Matilda  the 
Faire  .  Pierce  Gaveston,  Earle  of  Cornwall . 
Thomas  Cromwell,  Earle  of  Essex  ",  title 
dated  1619,  Rr  3  (verso  blank).  Dedica- 
tion to  Sir  Walter  Aston,  Rr  4;  on  verso. 


"To  The  Reader".  The  legends,  Ss  i  — 
Eee  I.  "The  Owle  ",  title  dated  1619,  Eee  2 
(verso  blank).  Dedication  to  Sir  Walter 
Aston,  Eee  3  ;  on  verso,  "To  the  Reader" 
and  a  Latin  verse  to  the  author,  signed  A. 
Grenewai.  The  poem,  Eee  4 — lii  2  (verso 
blank).  "  Pastorals  contayning  Eglogves, 
With  the  Man  in  the  Moone  ",  title  dated 
1619,  lii  3  (verso  blank).  Dedication  to  Sir 
Walter  Aston,  lii  4 ;  on  verso,  "  To  The 
Reader"  .  The  works,  Kkk  i — Qqq4(verso 
blank).     Nn  i  is  misprinted  N  i. 


This  is  the  most  complete  and  best  of  the  collected  editions  of  Drayton. 
Some  copies  have  a  title-page  dated  1620,  and  in  some  few  copies  the  por- 
trait is  worked  oft'  on  a  separate  page,  and  not  on  the  back  of  title,  as  in 
above  described  copy.     Some  copies  are  printed  on  thick  and  large  paper. 


gi    DRAYTON,  MICHAEL. 

Poems  I  by  |  Michael  |  Drayton  |  Efquyer.  |  Newly  Corrected  | 
&  Augmented  |  London  \  Printed  by  Willi :  \  Stan/by  \  for  John  \ 
Smethwick  [/<^J0.] 

Octavo. 


Collation:  A  —  //,  in  eights. 

A  I  — probably  a  blank  leaf — is  wanting. 
Title  as  above, —  a  rather  coarse  copperplate 
engraving,  a  reproduction  of  which  is  given, 
—  A  2  (verso  blank).  Table  of  contents  as 
follows :  The  Barons'  Wars,  England's  He- 
roical  Epistles,  The  Legend  of  Robert  Duke 
of  Normandy,  The  Legend  of  Matilda,  The 
Legend  of  Pierce  Gaveston,  The  Legend  of 
great  Cromwell,  Idea,  A  3  (verso  blank). 
Dedication  in  prose  to  Sir  Walter  Aston,  A  4. 
Epistle,  "To  The  Reader  of  The  Barons 
Warres",  A  5  —  A  6.     Commendatory  son- 


nets by  Thomas  Greene,  John  Beaumont, 
E.  Hey  ward,  and  J.  Selden,  A  7  — A  8.  «  The 
Barons  Warres  ",  B  i  —  L  7.  Printed  title  to 
"Englands  Heroicall  Epistles  ",  dated  1630, 
L  8  (verso  blank).  "  To  the  Reader  ",  M  I. 
Commendatory  poems  by  Thomas  Hassel, 
Sir  William  Alexander  (Earl  of  Stirling), 
and  Sir  Edmond  Scory,  M  2.  The  epistles, 
M  3— Z  6.  Title  to  the  legends,  dated  1630, 
Z  7  (verso  blank).  The  legends  followed 
by  "Idea",  Z  8  — li  8.  (S  i  misprinted 
Ri.) 


DURANTINUS,  CONSTANCIUS. 

No.  196. 


See    Paynell    and    Barclay, 


92  ELYOT,  SIR  THOMAS  (i49o?-i546). 

^2>^  The  Ca-  |  stel  of  Helth  |  Corrected  |  and  |  in  fome  places 
augmented,  |  by  the    fyrfte   authour  |  therof.    fyr   Thomas  |  Elyot 


[No.  91. j 


Collations  and  Notes. 


75 


knyght,  [  the  yere  of  |  oure  lord  |  1541  [Colophon]  Londini  in 
oedibus  Thoinae  Berthe-  \  leii  typis  imprcff.  \  Cum  priiiilegio  ad  im- 
primen-  \  dum  folum. 

Quarto.     Black  letter.     Third  edition. 

Collation  :  A  a?id  b,  four  leaves  each;  B — Z,  in  fours;  a  atid  b,  four 
leaves  each. 

Title  as  above,  within  woodcut  border,  A  I  b  i — b4.    The  work  in  four  books,  B  i — b4, 

(verso  blank).   "The  Proheme  of  Sir  Tho-  ending  with  colophon  as  above.     Sig.  E  3 

mas  Eliot  Knyght  in  to  his  boke,  callyd  the  misprinted  E  2;   the  second  b  3  misprinted 

Caftelofhelthe",  A2  — A4.    "TheTable",  a  3. 
ending  with  large  woodcut  heraldic  device, 

The  first  edition  was  published  without  date  in  1533,  and  the  second  by 
Berthelet  in  1539. 


[No.  94.] 


76  Collations  and  Notes. 

93  ELYOT,  SIR  THOMAS. 

:^  The  Ca-  |  stell  Of  Helth  |  Corrected  |  And  In  Some  |  places 
augmen-  |  ted,  by  the  |  firft  au-  |  thor  |  therof,  fir  Thomas  |  Elyot 
knight,  I  the  yere  of  |  our  lorde  |  1541.  [Colophon]  Imprinted 
At  I  Londo7i  hi  Fletejirete,  in  the  \  houfe  of  Thomas  \  Berthelet.  \ 
Cum  priuilegio  ad  impri-  \  mendiim,  folum. 

Octavo.     Black  letter.     Fourth  edition. 
Collation  :  A — N,  in  eights. 

Title  within  an  ornamental  woodcut  bor-  The  table,  A  4  verso  to  A  7.     The  work  di- 

der  bearing  the  date  1534  in  a  panel  at  the  vided  into  four  books,  A  8  —  N  7,  having  on 

bottom,  A  I.     "The  ProheAie  Of  Syr  Tho-  the  verso  the  colophon  as  above.     N  8,  a 

mas  Elyot  knyght  into  his  boke  called  the  blank  leaf. 
Caflell  of  Helth  ",  A  i  verso  to  A  4  recto. 

Published  in  same  year  as  preceding  article.  Of  course  it  is  entirely  arbi- 
trary to  determine  which  of  the  two  editions  of  this  year  was  first  printed. 

94  ELYOT,  SIR  THOMAS. 

The  I  Boke  j  named  |  the  |  Go  |  vernour  deuifed  by  |  fir  Thomas 
E  I  lyot  knyght  |  Londini.  |  an.  M.D.LIII.  [Colophon]  Imprinted 
at  I  Londoji  in  Flete  Jirete,  in  the  \  houfe  of  Thomas  \  Berthelet.  \ 
Cum  priuilegio  ad  impri  \  mendum  folum. 

Octavo.     Black  letter. 

Collation:  A  atid A  {repeated)  —  Dd,  iti  eights. 

Title  as  above,  within  woodcut  border,  A  l  (verso  blank).  "The  Proheme"  and  table, 
A  2  — A  8.     The  work,  A  I  (repeated)  — Dd  8. 

First  published  in  1531.  There  were  numerous  editions  published  by 
Berthelet  and  others. 


95   FABYAN,  ROBERT  (d.  1513). 

C  The  Chroni-  |  cle  of  Fabian,  whiche  he  na-  |  meth  the  concor- 
daunce  of  hi-  |  flories,  newly  penifed.  And  con-  |  tinned  from  the 
beginnyng  |  of  Kyng  Henry  the  fe-  |  uenth,  to  thende  |  of  Queene  | 
Mary.  |  1559.  |  Menfe  Aprilis.  |  C  Imprinted  at  London,  |  by  Jhon 
Kyngflon. 

Folio.     Black  letter.     Double  columns. 


[  No.  96.     Size  of  original,  3J  X  7^\  inches.] 


78  Collations  and  Notes. 

Collation:  A  and  B,  six  leaves  each;  a  —  z  and  A —  G,  in  sixes;  H, 
four  leaves ;  aa  —  zz,  A  A  —  ZZ,  and  AAA  —  BBB,  in  sixes. 

Title  as  above,  within  a  woodcut  border  feconde  |  volume  of  Fabians  Chro-  |  nicle, 

of  an   architectural  design   having  in    the  conteinyng  the  Chroni-  |  cles  of  Englande 

upper  compartment  Edward  VI.  sitting  in  &  of  P'raunce  |  from  the  beginning  of  the  | 

council  and  Grafton's  rebus  at  the  bottom,  reigne  of  king  Richard  j  the  firfle,vntill  the  | 

A  I;  on  verso,  "The  Printer  to  the  Reader",  eande    of   the  |  reigne  |  of  |  Charles  |  the  | 

setting  forth  that  whereas  the  edition  of  1542  nineth."    Title  within  border  as  before,  and 

had  been  altered,  he  had  caused  the  text  for  without  imprint  or  date,  aa  i ;  on  verso,  the 

the  present  reprint  to  be  collated  with  that  author's  "  Lenuoie  "  in  three  seven-line  stan- 

of  1 5 16.     "The  Table"  for  the  seven  parts,  zas.     The  chronicle  then  continues,  aa  2  — 

A  2  —  B  6.     The  prologue,  a  I — a  3.     The  zz  6  and  AA  I  —  BBB  5,  ending  on  verso, 

chronicle,  a  4— z  6  and  A  I  — H  4.  "CThe  Blank  leaf,  BBB  6. 


96  FAIRFAX,  EDWARD  (d.  1635). 

Godfrey  |  of  Bulloigne,  |  or  |  The  Recouerie  of  |  lerufalem.  | 
Done  into  Englifh  Heroicall  j  verfe,  by  Edward  |  Fairefax  |  Gent.  | 
Imprinted  at  London  by  \  Ar.  Hatfield,  for  I.  laggard  \  and  M. 
Lownes.  \  1600. 

Folio.     First  edition. 

Collation:  A,  four  leaves ;  B  —  Z/4,  /;/  sixes. 

Title   as   above,  within    a  heavy  border  Poem  ",  A  2  verso  to  A  4  verso.    The  poem, 

formed  of  printer's  ornaments,  A  I  (verso  B  I  —  LI  4.    A  cancel  slip  is  pasted  over  the 

blank).    Dedication  in  verse,  "To  her  High  first  stanza  of  the  poem. 
Maieftie  ",  A  2  recto.   "  The  Allegoric  of  the 

97  FAIRFAX,  EDWARD. 

Godfrey  |  Of  |  Bovlogne  :  |  Or  |  The  Recouerie  of  lervsalem.  | 
Done  into  EngHfh  Heroicall  verfe,  |  by  Edward  Fairefax  |  Gent.  | 
And  now  the  fecond  time  Imprin-  |  ted,  and  Dedicated  to  His  |  High- 
nesse:  |  Together  with  the  life  of  the  faid  |  Godfrey.  |  London,  \ 
Printed  by  John  Bill,  Printer  to  \  the  Kings  inofl  \  Excellent  Ma- 
iefiy.  \  162^. 

Folio.     Second  edition. 

Collation  :  ^,  five  leaves  ;  )(  and  A,  four  leaves  each  ;  B — Z/4,  in  sixes. 

Frontispiece,  a  beautifully  engraved  por-  Title  as  above,  within  an  elaborate  wood- 
trait  of  Godfrey,  by  William  Pass,  under-  cut  border,  f  I  (verso  blank).  Dedication 
neath  which  are  these  lines:  to  Charles,  Prince  of  Wales,  1  2 — 1^3.     Five 

stanzas  of  eight  lines  each,  "The  Genivs  of 
"This  is  that  Godfrey  by  whose  valiant  hand  Godfrey  To  Prince  Charles",^  4.  Four 
God  freed  from  Saracens  the  Holie  Land."      stanzas  of  six  lines  each,  addressed  "To  her 


Collations  and  Notes.  79 

High  Maieflie,"  and  signed  by  Edward  Fair-  blank).  "The  Allegoric  of  the  Poem  ",  in 
fax,  i^  5  (verso  blank).  "The  Life  of  God-  prose,  )(4  —  A 4  (verso blank).  The  poem, 
frey  of  Boulogne",  in  prose, )( I  — )( 3  (verso     B  I  —  LI  4. 

A  curious  fact  in  connection  with  this  second  edition  of  Fairfax's  cele- 
brated translation  of  Tasso  is,  that  while  in  the  first  edition  the  first  stanza 
as  originally  printed  is  covered  with  a  cancel  slip,  as  noted  above,  in  this 
edition  the  first  version  is  restored. 


98   FENTON,  GEOFFREY  (i539?-i6o8). 

Certaine  |  Tragicall  Difcourfes  |  writtten  oute  of  Frenche  |  and 
Latin,  by  Geffraie  |  Fenton,  no  leffe  profitable  |  then  pleafaunt, 
and  of  like  |  neceffitye  to  al  degrees  |  that  take  pleafure  |  in  anti- 
quityes  or  |  forreine  reap-  |  portes.  |  Men  heur  viendra.  |  ^:  Im- 
printed at  London  in  Flete-  \  Jlrete  nere  to  Sainct  Dunjions  |  Churche 
by  Thojuas  \  Mar/he.  |  Anno  Domini.  \  i56y. 

Quarto.     Black  letter. 

Collation:  •,  eight  leaves;  ••,  tivo  leaves;  A — Z  and  Aa — Pp,  in 
eights ;   Qq,  two  leaves. 

Title  as  above,  within  Marsh's  usual  wood-  blank).     "  George  Turberuille  in  praife  of 

cut  border,  •  I  (verso  blank).     Dedication  the  tranflator  of  this  booke",  •*  I  recto, 

to  "Ladye  Marye  Sydney",  dated  "at  my  "Peter  Beverley  in  praise  of  the  tranflator", 

chamber  at  Paris,  xxii.  luny  .  1567",  •  2 —  ••  i  verso  to  ••  2  (verso  blank).     "The 

•  6.     "Syr  lohn  Conway  Knyght  to  the  argument ",  A  i — A  2  (verso  blank).    The 

readers  in  prayfe  of  the  Tranflator",  •  7  work,  A3  —  Qq  i  recto.    "The  Table ",Qq  i 

(verso  blank).     "Amici  cuiufdam,  ad  Au-  verso  to  Qq  2  (verso  blank).      (Ee  2  and 

thorem  Carmen  Hexametrum",  •  8  (verso  Hh  4  misprinted  E  2  and  H  4  respectively.) 

This  collection  of  novels  is  translated  from  Boaisteau  and  Belleforest's 
"  Histoires  Tragiques,  extraictes  des  oeuvres  Italiennes  de  Bandel." 


99   FISHER,  JOHN  (1459  ?-i53S)- 

C  This  treatyfe  concernynge  the  fruytful  |  faynges  of  Dauid  the 
kynge  &  prophete  in  |  the  feuen  penytencyall  pfalmes..  Deuyded  |  in 
feuen  fermons  was  made  and  compyled  |  by  the  ryght  reuerente 
fader  in  god  Johan  |  fyffher  doctoure  of  dyuynytc  &  byffhop  of  | 
Rochefter  at  the  exortacyo  and  fterynge  of  |  the  mooft  excellet 
princeffe  Margarete  coii  |  teffe  of  Rychemoiit  and  Derby  |  &  moder 
to  I  our  foueraync  lorde  kynge  Henry  the.vii. 

Quarto.     Black  letter.     Second  edition. 


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PURPLE  ISLAND, 

THE  ISLE  OF  MAN 

TOGETHER  WITH 

PISCATORlE  ECJLOGS 

AND  OTHER 
POETICALL  MISCELLANIES- 

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Collation:  aa — zz;  aa  and  each  alternate  signature  being  in  eights,  the 
intermediate  ones  if i  fours  y  &&:,  six  /eaves. 

Title  as  above,  the  upper  half  of  the  page  phon  as  follows:  "f[  Here  endeth  the  ex- 
being  occupied  by  the  coat  of  arms  of  Henry  pofycyon  of  the.vii.  pfalmes.  £n-  \prynted 
Vn.,  consisting  of  a  crowned  portcullis  sup-  at  London  in  the  Fletejlrete  at  the  fygne  of 
ported  by  a  dragon  and  a  greyhound,  with  the  \fonne  \  by  Wynkyn  de  Worde  prynter 
the  motto,  "diev  et  mon  droit",  aa  i ;  on  vnto  the  moojl  ex-  \  cellent  prynceffe  my  lady 
verso,  "C  Here  begynneth  the  prologue",  the  kynges  graiidame .  In  the  \yere  of  our 
The  work,  having  at  the  commencement  a  lorde  god  .  M.CCCCC  .  and  .  ix.  the  xii. 
well-executed  small  woodcut  of  King  David  daye  \  of  the  moneth  ofJuyn".  On  the  verso 
watching  Bathsheba  while  bathing,  aa  2 —  is  the  large  device  of  Wynkyn  de  Worde 
&&  6,  ending  on  the  recto  with  the  colo-  designated  as  No.  6. 

First  printed  by  Wynkyn  de  Worde  in  1508.  Other  editions  by  Pynson 
in  1510;  Wynkyn  de  Worde  in  1525  and  March,  1555. 

100  FLETCHER,  PHINEAS  (1582-1650). 

Locvstae,  |  Vel  |  Pietas  le-  |  svitica.  |  Per  |  Phineam  Fletcher  | 
CoUegii  Regalis  |  Cantabrigiae.  |  Apud  Thomam  &  loannem  Bvcke,  | 
celeberrimcB  Academics  Typographos.  \  Ann.  Dont.  MDCXXVII. 

The  I  Locvsts,  |  Or  |  Apollyo-  |  nists.  |  By  |  Phineas  Fletcher  | 
of  I  Kings  Colledge  |  in  |  Cambridge.  |  Printed  by  Thomas  Bvcke 
and  lohn  Bvcke,  \  Printers  to  the  Vniverfitie  of  \  Cajnbridge.  |  162^^ 

Quarto.     First  edition.  //     a-^* 

Collation:  IT,  three  leaves;  A  —  N  2,  in  fours.  Ir^Jti^"^  t^^cc*^'-- 

The  first  part  of  the  work,  which  is  in  La-  (verso  blank).    The  English  translation  fol-  ^y^  ^^      ,^<tt^ 

tin,  has  the  title  as  above,  IT  2  (verso  blank),  lows  with  title  also  given  above,  D  2  (verso 

Dedication  to  Roger,  Lord  Townshend,  U  3.  blank).  Dedication  to  the  Lady  Townshend, 

Commendatory  verses  signed  S.  Collins,  IT  D3;  on  verso, commendatory  verses  signed 

4  (verso  blank).     The  work,  A   I  — D   I  H.  M.     The  work,  D  4  — N  2. 

101  FLETCHER,  PHINEAS. 

The  I  Purple  Island,  |  Or  |  The  Isle  Of  Man :  |  Together  With  | 
Piscatorie  Eclogs  |  And  Other  |  Poeticall  Miscellanies.  |  By  P.  F.  ( 
^  Printed  by  the  Printers  to  the  Universitie  \  of  Cambridge.     i6jj. 

Quarto.     First  edition. 

Collation:  ^,  four  leaves  ;  ^^,  four  leaves  ;  A — Z,in  fours;  two  leaves 
without  signatures  ;  A  —  Z,  if i  fours  ;  M  atid  N,  two  leaves  each  ;  O  —  R, 
in  fours. 

Title  as  above,  printed  in  red  and  black  ing  the  imprint.  If  2  (verso  blank).  Dedi- 
within  a  border  formed  of  printer's  orna-  cation  to  Edward  Benlowes,  U  3.  "To  the 
ments.and  with  the  printer's  device  preced-     Readers  ",  signed  by  Daniel  Featly,  H  4;  on 

6 


82                        Collations  and  Notes. 

the  verso,  a  commendatory  poem  by  Edward  to  "  Piscatorie  Eclogs  "  (verso  blank).   The 

Benlowes.      Two   short  Latin   poems,  un-  work,  A  l — G  3.    "  Poeticall  Miscellanies  ", 

signed,  IT  IT  I  recto.    Commendatory  poems  G4 — O  i.     Title  to  "  Elisa,  or  An  Elegie 

addressed  to  the  author  by  W.  Benlowes,  Upon  The  Unripe  Decease  of  Sr.  Anionic 

Francis  Quarles  (2),  Lod.  Roberts,  and  A.  Irby",  O  2;  on  the  verso,  dedication  to  Sir 

C,  HIT  I  verso  to  HU  4  (verso  blank).    "The  Antonie  Irby,  the  son.     The  poem,  O  3  — 

Purple  Island",  A  I — Z3(versoblank).  One  R  3.    Poem,  "To  my  deare  friend,  the  Spen- 

blank  leaf,  Z  4.     Two  leaves  without  signa-  cer  of  this  age  ",  by  Francis  Quarles,  R  4. 
tures,  the  first  blank  and  the  second  the  title 

There  are  copies  on  large  paper  which  contain  an  engraving  of  arms 
on  the  back  of  the  title,  and  Iw©  plate^  to  the  "  Piscatorie  Eclogs  "  of  an 
emblematic  nature.                    "^ '  " 


102   FLORIO,  JOHN  (i5S3?-i62s). 

The  I  Essayes  |  Or  |  Morall,  Politike  and  Millitarie  |  Difcourfes  | 
of  I  Lo:  Michaell  de  Montaigne,  |  Knight  |  Of  the  noble  Order  of 
S'  Michaell,  and  one  of  the  j  Gentlemen  in  Ordinary  of  the  French 
king,  Henry  |  the  third  his  Chamber.  |  The  firft  Booke.  |  Firfb  writ- 
ten by  him  in  French.  |  And  |  now  done  into  Englifh  ||  By  him 
that  hath  inviolably  vowed  his  labors  to  the  ^ternitie  of  their 
Honors,  |  whofe  names  he  hath  feverally  infcribed  on  thefe  his 
confecrated  Altares.  |  The  first  Booke.  |  To  The  Right  Honorable  | 
Lvcie  Co:  Of  Bedford:  |  And  |  Ladie  Anne  Harrington  |  Her  Ho: 
Mother.  |  The  fecond  Booke.  |  To  the  Right  Honorable  |  Elizabeth 
Co:  OfRvtland,  |  And  |  Ladie  Penelope  Riche.  |  The  third  Booke.  | 
To  The  Right  Honorable  |  Ladie  Elizabeth  Grey,  |  And  |  Ladie 
Marie  Nevill.  |  lohn  Florio.  |  *[[  Printed  at  London  by  Val.  Sims  for 
Edward  Blount  dwellitig  \  in  Paules  churchyard.     i6oj. 

Folio.     First  edition. 

Collation  :  A,  eight  leaves;  B — R  4,  iti  sixes;  S —  Qq  4,  in  sixes;  Rr^ 
four  leaves ;  Ss — Kkk,  in  sixes. 

Title  as  above,  A  i.     The  title  occupies  A  5  —  A  6;  on  the  verso,  "The  Author  to 

both  sides  of  this  leaf,  and  has  the  imprint  the  Reader  ".     Two  sonnets  in  Italian  and 

at  the  foot  of  the  second  page.     The  names  English,  A  7  recto.    The  table,  A  7  verso  to 

of  the  ladies  to  whom  the  separate  books  A8  (verso  blank).    The  first  book,  B  i — Q6 

are  dedicated  are  inscribed  on  three  panels  (verso  blank).     Title  to  the  second  book, 

or  "consecrated  altares".    Dedication  of  the  R  i  (verso  blank).    Dedication,  R  2  —  R  3; 

first  book,  A  2  —  A3.    Sonnet  addressed  to  on  the  verso,  a  sonnet  addressed  to  the  Coun- 

the  Countess  of  Bedford,  A  4;  on  the  verso,  tess  of  Rutland.    A  second  sonnet  addressed 

a  second  sonnet  addressed  to  Lady  Anne  to  Lady  Penelope  Riche,  R  4  (verso  blank). 

Harrington.      "To  the  curteous  Reader",  The  second  book,  S  I  —  Qq  3.     One  blank 


Collations  and  Notes.  83  ' 

leaf,  Qq  4.     Title  to  the  third  book,  Rr  l  Lady  Mary  Nevill,  Rr  4  (verso  blank).    The 

(verso  blank).    Dedication,  Rr  2  —  Rr3;  on  third  book,  Ss  I  —  Kkk  4.     List  of  errors, 

the  verso,  a  sonnet  addressed  to  Lady  Eliz-  Kkk  5  —  Kkk  6  (verso  blank), 
abeth  Grey.     A  second  sonnet  addressed  to 

First  translation  of  Montaigne  into  English. 

103  FRAUNCE,  ABRAHAM  (/.  1587-1633).  v^X* 

The  I  Lawiers  Lo-  |  gike,  exemplifying  the  |  praecepts  of  Logike  V 

by  I  the  practife  of  the  |  common  Lawe,  |  by  |  Abraham  Fraunce.  |  fiv. 

At  London,  \  Imprinted  by  William  |  How,  for  Thomas  Giib-  |  bin, 
and  T.  Newtnan.  \  1588. 

Quarto.     Black  letter.     First  edition.  ^'^ 

Collation  :   Iwo  leaves  without  signatures ;  ^  and  ^^,  four  leaves  each;     > 

B — Y,  in  fours  ;  Aa — Rr,  in  fours.  [Signature  R  4  misprinted  P  4.;  Aa  2  ^ 
misp/inted  A2.)  ^— 

Title  as  above,  within  wide  border  ofprint-     men  of  Grays  Inne",  U   I — IfU  3./ The 
er's  ornaments,  first  leaf  (verso  blank).  Ded-     work,  B  I  —  Rr  4.     Between  li  2  and  li  3  is 

ication  in  verse  to  Henry,  Earl  of  Pembroke,  inserted  a  folding  plate  entitled, "  A  generall 

second  leaf  (verso  blank).    "  To  the  learned  Table  of  the  whole  Booke  ".    ItS^lcM*^  Aa  3 

Lawyers  of  England,  efpecially  the  Gentle-  are  blank  leaves. 

104  FRAUNCE,  ABRAHAM. 

The  I  Counteffe  of  Pembrokes  |  Emanuel.  |  Conteining  the  Nati- 
uety,  Paf  |  fion,  Buriall,  and  Refurrection  |  of  Christ:  togeather 
with  cer-  |  taine  Pfalmes  of  David.  |  All  in  English  Hex  |  ameters.  | 
By  Abraham  Fraunce.  |  Imprinted  at  London,  for  \  William  Pon- 
fonby,  dwelling  in  \  Paiiles  Churchyard,  at  the  \  figne  of  the  Bif fl- 
ops I  head.     1591- 

Quarto. 

Collation  -.A  —  E,  in  fours. 

Title  as  above,  within  woodcut  border,  A  I  (verso  blank).  Dedication  to  the  Countess 
of  Pembroke,  A  2  (verso  blank).     The  work,  A  3  — E  4  (last  leaf  blank). 

Huth  seems  to  think  that  this  work  was  intended  to  form  a  part  of  the 
"  Yvychurch  "  by  the  same  author. 

105  FRAUNCE,  ABRAHAM. 

The  I  Counteffe  of  Pembrokes  |  Yuychurch.  |  Conteining  the  af- 
fectionate I  life,  and  vnfortunate  death  of  |  Phillis  and  Amyntas : 
That  in  |  a  Pastorall ;  This  in  a  Func-  |  rail:  both  in  EngliHi  | 
Hexameters.  I  By  Abraham  Fravncc.  |  London,  \  Printed  by  Thomas 


84 


Collations  and  Notes. 


THE 

Comtejje  of  T^  embroils 
Emanuel. 

Conteining  the  Nat'tuUyyPaj- 

fion,  Biiriall,  and  Rcfurrc^ion 

of  Chriil :  togeat  her  Wi>  h  ctT" 

taint  Pfalmes  tf/DauiJ. 

All  in  Englifh  Hex- 

4tmtfert. 

By  Abraham  Fravncb. 

r 

Imprinted  at  London,  for 

Wtlltam  Ptfifonb)  ,6}/ft\V\n2,  in 

Paulcs  Churchyard,at  the 

figncofthcBifhops 
head. 


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Collations  and  Notes.  85 

Orwyn  for  \   William  Ponfonby,  dwelling  ijt  \  Panics  Churchyard, 
at  the  I  figne  of  the  BifJiops  \  head.  \  iS9i- 
Quarto. 

Collation  :  A  —  M,  in  fours. 

Title  as  above,  within  a  woodcut  border,  lis   Funerall ",  A  3  -:-  L  2  (verso  blank). 

A  I   (verso  blank).     Dedication,  "  To  the  "  The  Lamentation  of  Corydon,  for  the  loue 

right  excellent,  and  mod  honorable  Ladie,  of  Alexis,  verfe  for  verfe  out  of  Latine", 

the  Ladie  Marie,  CountefTe  of  Pembroke  ",  L  3  —  L  4  (verso  blank).     "The  beginning 

A  2.     The  Countess  of  Pembroke's  *'  Ivy-  of  Heliodorus   his   Aethiopical    History  ", 

church"dividedintotwoparts,  the  first  called  M   i  —  M  3.     List   of  errata,  M  4  (verso 

"Amyntas  Pastorall"  and  the  second  "Phil-  blank). 

This  work  first  appeared  in  1587  under  the  title  of  "The  Lamentations 
of  Amyntas  for  the  death  of  Phillis,  paraphrastically  translated  out  of  La- 
tine  into  English  Hexameters".  It  is  virtually  a  translation  from  the  Latin 
poem  "Amyntas",  by  Thomas  Watson,  a  fact  of  which  Fraunce  is  silent. 
It  was  republished  in  1588  and  again  in  1589.  The  present  is  the  fourth 
edition,  and  the  first  under  the  present  title.  In  the  dedication  Fraunce 
acknowledges  that  it  is  taken  from  Tasso  and  Watson. 

FROISSART,  JEHAN.     See  John  Bourchier,  No.  24. 

106  GASCOIGNE,  GEORGE  (1525  ?-i577). 

S  A  Hundreth  fun-  |  drie  Flowres  bounde  |  vp  in  one  fmall  Po- 
efie.  I  Gathered  partely  (by  tranfla-  |  tion)  in  the  fyne  outlandifh 
Gardins  |  of  Euripides,  Ouid,  Petrarke,  Ariofto,  |  and  others :  and 
partly  by  inuention,  |  out  of  our  owne  fruitefull  Or-  |  chardes  in 
Englande:  |  Yelding  fundrie  fvveete  fauours  of  Tra-  |  gical.  Comi- 
cal, and  Morall  Difcour-  |  fes,  bothe  pleafaunt  and  profitable  to 
the  I  well  fmellyng  nofes  of  lear-  |  ned  Readers.  |  Meritum  petere, 
graue.  |  At  London,  \  Imprinted  for  Richarde  Smith. 

Quarto.     Black  letter.     First  edition. 

Collation  :  A,  four  leaves;  B  ^  —  X,  A  —  V,  and  Aa  —  li,  in  fours. 

Title  as  above,  within  a  broad  border  of  the  Interloquutors".  "The  order  of  the 
printer's  ornaments,  A  i ;  on  verso,  "The  dumme  shewes",  K  3.  The  tragedy,  K  4  — 
contents  of  this  Booke".  "The  Printer  to  X  4.  "A  difcourfe  of  the  aduentiircs  paffed 
the  Reader",  A  2  — A3;  on  verso,  "Faultes  by  Mafter  F.  L",  A  i  — M  3  recto.  "The 
efcaped".  "Svpposes:  AComedie",  title  deuifes  of  fundrie  Gentlemen",  M  3  verso 
and  names  of  the  actors,  A  4;  on  verso,  "The  to  Y  4  and  Aa  i  — Ee2  verso.  "Dan  Bar- 
Prologue  or  argument ".  The  comedy,  B  3  —  tholmew  of  Bathe  ",  Ee  2  verso  to  li  3  (verso 


K  I.    "locasta:  A  Tragedie",  title  and  the     blank).     Blank  leaf,  li  4. 
argument,  K  2 ;  on  verso,  "  The  names  of 


6* 


86 


Collations  and  Notes, 


Z§S1 


^  A  Hundreth  fun- 

drie  Flowres  bounde 

vp  in  one  fmall  Poefic, 

Gathered  par tely  (by  tranjla^ 
tton)  in  ti^efpneoutlanDiC^  <i5arDtn^ 

"ofEuripides,Oiiicl,Pecrarke,Ariofto, 

ano  otl)cr8 :  ano  |}artl^  bi?  tnucntton, 

oat  of  our  otons  fruttefull  i^i» 

ct)arDC0inC£nQlanDe: 


Ycldingfundric  fyvcctc  faiiour$  ofTra 
gical,  Comical,  and  MorallDifcoar- 
fes,  bothe  pleafaunt  and  profitable  to  die 
well  fmellyng  nofes  of  lear- 
ned Readers. 

%^9ritHm  peter  tfiraue. 


AT    LONDON, 

Imprinted  for  Richardc  Smith. 


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£/^ 


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Collations  and  Notes. 


87 


This  edition  was  printed  about  1572,  and  was  evidently  issued  without 
the  author's  consent  during  his  absence  from  England.  In  the  preface  to 
"The  Posies"  of  1575  he  says:  "I  never  receyued  of  Printer  or  of  anye 
other,  one  grote  or  pennie  for  the  firste  Copyes  of  these  Posyes.  True  it  is 
that  I  was  not  vnwillinge  the  same  should  bee  imprinted." 


107  GASCOIGNE,  GEORGE. 

The  Pofies  of  |  George  Gafcoigne  |  Efquire.  |  Corrected,  per- 
fected, I  and  augmented  by  the  |  Authour.  1575.  |  Tarn  Marti, 
quam  Mercuric.  |  ^  Imprinted  At  \  London  by  H.  Bynneman  \  for 
Richard  Smith.  \  Thefe  Bookes  are  to  be  folde  at  the  North-  \  wejl 
dore  of  Panics  Church. 

Quarto.     Black  letter. 

Collation:  ^ — Hlj^^^  2,  in  fours;  a — k,  in  eights;  B,four  leaves; 
C — A"  4,  in  eights;  {A)  —  (J/),  in  fours  ;  N — 6",  in  eights;  T,  four  leaves ; 
U,  two  leaves. 


Title  as  above,  witLin  an  elaborate  wood- 
cut border  of  architectural  design,  H  I  (verso 
blank).  Epistle,  "  \  To  the  reuerende  Di- 
uines  vnto  whom  thefe  Pofies  fhall  happen 
to  be  prefented,  George  Gafcoigne  Efquire 
(profefsing  armes  in  the  defence  of  God's 
truth)  wifheth  quiet  in  confcience,  and  all 
confolation  in  Chrift  lefus  ",  dated,  "  From 
my  poore  houfe  at  Waltamftow  in  the  For- 
eft,  this  laft  day  of  lanuarie.  1574",  H  2  — 
ITU  I.  Epistle,  "To  al  yong  Gentlemen, 
and  generally  to  the  youth  of  England, 
George  Gafcoigne  Efquire  by  birth,  and 
Souldiour  by  profefsion,  wiflieth  increafe  of 
knowledge  in  all  vertuous  exercifes  ",  dated, 
January  2,  1575,1111  2  — HU  4.  "To  the 
Readers  generally  a  generall  aduertifement 
of  the  Authour  ",  ITIfH  l  — Ulfll  2  recto. 
Commendatory  poems  in  English  and  Latin 
by  T.  B.,  E.  C.,  M.  C.,  R.  S.,  T.  Ch.,  G. 
W.,  P.  B.,  A.  W.,  I.  B.,  I.  D.,  the  Printer, 
M.  A.  Perugino  (in  Italian  prose),  I.  de  B. 
(in  French),  H.  M.,  B.  €.,  K.  D.,  P.  W., 
G.  H.,  and  E.  H.,  1I1[1[  2  verso  to  HUIflfH 
I  recto.  "  The  opinion  of  the  aucthor  him- 
felf  after  all  thefe  commendations "  and 
"His  vltimum  vale  to  Amorous  verfe", 
IFIflfHlf  I  verso.     Table  of  the  first  part  of 


the  volume,  "  Flowers  ",  IHIUlf  U  2 ;  on  the 
verso,  a  list  of  "  Faultes  efcaped  in  the 
Weedes."  The  work,  a  I  —  g  7,  Title, 
"J^^  The  fruitesof  Warre,  |  written  vppon 
this  Theame,  |  DulceBelluminexpertis,and 
it  was  I  written  by  peecemeale  at  fundrye  | 
tymes,  as  the  Aucthour  had  vacaunt  ley-  | 
fures  from  feruice,  being  begon  at  Delfe  in 
I  Hollande,  and  dyrected  to  the  ryght  | 
honourable  the  Lord  Greye  of  |  Wylton  as 
appeareth  |  by  the  Epiflle  De-  |  dicatory 
next  I  following",  g  8;  on  the  verso,  dedi- 
cation, "1'  To  the  Right  honorable  and  mine 
efpeciall  good  Lorde,  The  Lorde  Greye  of 
Wylton",  The  work,  hi  — k  8;  on  the 
verso,  a  postscript  referring  the  reader  to  the 
original  work  by  Erasmus.  Table  of  con- 
tents of  "Hearbes",  B  l  (verso  blank). 
Names  of  the  actors  in  the  comedy  of"  Sup- 
poses ",  B  2;  on  the  verso,  "The  Prologue 
or  argument".  "Supposes",  B  3  —  F  4, 
[B  3  and  B  4  misprinted  B  I  and  (A  2).] 
The  tragedy  of  "  Jocasta  ",  F  5  —  K  4  and 
(A  i)  —  (D  3)  of  a  new  set  of  signatures. 
The  miscellaneous  poems  of  "  Hearbes  " 
(D  4)  —  (K  2)  (verso  blank).  Table  of  con- 
tents of  "  Weedes  ",  (K  3)  (verso  blank). 
The  work,  (K  4)  — (M  4).   "The  pleafant 


88  Collations  and  Notes. 

Fable  of  Ferdinando  leronimi  and  Leonora  T  I.     "i'  Certayne  notes  of  Inftruction  con- 

de  Valafco,  translated   out   of  the    Italian  cerning   the  making  of  verfe   or   ryme  in 

riding  tales  of  Bartello  ",  N  I  —  S  2.      The  Enghfh,  written  at  the  requefl  of  Mafler 

miscellaneous  poems  of  "Weedes  ",83 —  Edouardo  Donati  ",  T  2 —  U  2. 

The  paging  is  extremely  irregular  throughout  the  volume. ' 
This  is  the  first  genuine  edition  of  Gascoigne's  works,  having  been  re- 
vised and  remodeled  by  the  author.     The  title-page  was  printed   twice, 
with  a  variation  in  the  imprint  and  in  the  woodcut  border,  but  the  text 
is  the  same  in  both. 

108  GASCOIGNE,  GEORGE. 

^^^  The  Steele  Glas.  |  A  Satyre  copiled  by  George  |  Gafcoigne 
Efquire.  |  Togitherwith  |  The  Complainte  of  Phylomene.  |  An  Ele- 
gie  diuifed  by  |  the  fame  Author.  |  Tarn  Marti,  quam  Mercuric,  j 
Printed  for  Richard  Smith.  \  n.  d.  [/57<5]. 

Quarto. 

Collation:  A ,  six  leaves  ;  B — Q,  in  fours;  one  leaf  without  signature. 

Title  as  above,  within  border  of  printer's  poem,  B  i — I  2  (verso  blank).     Title  as 

ornaments,  with  printer's  device  following  follows, 1 3  (verso blank):  "The  complaynt  | 

the  Latin  motto,  A  i ;  on  the  verso  is  a  wood-  of  Phylomene.  |  An  Elegye  compyled  by  | 

cutportraitofGascoigne  in  full  armor.   Ded-  George   Gafcoigne  |  Efquire.  |  Tam    Marti, 

ication  to  Lord  Gray  of  Wilton,  dated  April  quam  Mercurio.  |  Imprmted At  \  London  by 

IS>  1576,  A  2 — A  3  verso.     Commendatory  HenrieBinne-  \  man,forRicharde  \  Smith.  \ 

poems  by  N.  R.,  Walter  Rawely,  and  Ni-  Anno  Domini  ijyd".     Dedication  to  Lord 

cholas  Bowyer,  followed  by  a  short  poem  Gray,  of  Wilton,  dated  April  16, 1575  (?),  1 4. 

addressed  by  the  author  to  the  reader,  A  3  The  poem,  K  i  —  Q  4,  ending  on  the  recto 

verso  to  A  4  verso.     List  of  errors,  A  5  of  the  last  leaf  of  the  volume,  which  has  no 

(verso  blank).     One  blank  leaf,  A  6.     The  signature.     The  verso  is  blank. 

In  a  note  appended  to  the  end  of  the  last  poem  Gascoigne  says  that  it 
was  finished  on  the  third  day  of  April,  1576.  The  date  of  the  dedication 
(1575)  must  therefore  be  an  error. 

This  volume  is  noteworthy  as  being  not  only  the  original  edition  of  one 
of  the  earliest  English  satires,  but  also  for  containing  the  only  known  por- 
trait of  Gascoigne.  Among  the  commendatory  poems  is  one  by  Sir  Walter 
Raleigh,  his  earliest  known  verse. 

109  GASCOIGNE,  GEORGE. 

The  Droomme  of  Doomesday.  |  Wherin  the  frailties  and  mi-  | 
feries  of  mans  lyfe,  are  lyuely  por-  |  trayed,  and  learnedly  |  fet 
forth.  I  Deuided,  as  appeareth  in  the  Page  next  |  following.  |  Tranf- 
lated  and  collected  by  George  |  Gafcoigne  Efquyer.  |  Tam  Marti, 


Collations  and  Notes. 


89 


(^The  SteeleGlas. 


m 


m 


A  Satyre  copi'led  by  George 

Gafcc^gnc  Efquirc 

Togither\vith 
The  Complamte  o( Phjitmene^ 

Jn  Etegie  deuifedhy 
the  fame  Author. 

Tam  Mdrn,t!jU4m  Mercurit. 


Tnntedfor  "Richard Smith.    €^,M 


[No.  108.] 


90 


Collations  and  Notes. 


TAM  riARTl     aVAM    MERCVRIO: 


[  Portrait  of  George  Gascoigne,  from  the  back  of  the  title-page 
to  "The  Steele  Glas,"  No.  io8.] 


Collations  and  Notes.  91 

quam   Mercuric.  |  ^  Imprijited  at  Londoft,  for  \  Gabriell  Cawood : 
dwelling  in  Paules  \  Churchyard,  at  the  Signe  of  \  the  holy  Ghofl.  I 

Quarto.     Black  letter. 

Collation:  -k-k,  four  leaves ;  ss,  two  leaves;  A,  four  leaves ;  B — H,  in 
eights;  f  four  leaves ;  K,  eight  leaves ;  L,  four  leaves  (Z  4  misprinted  M ^) ; 
M,  eight  leaves ;  N,  four  leaves ;  0 — T  \,  in  eights. 

Title  as  above,  within  border  formed  of  ••  4.     "An  aduertifement  of  the  Prynter 

printer's  ornaments,  ••  i ;  on  verso,  the  list  to  the  Reader  ",  containing  a  list  of  errata, 

of  parts  into  which  the  volume  is  divided.  s>t  i.     One  blank  leaf,  XX  2.     The  work, 

"The  Epistle  Dedicatorie"  to  the  Earl  of  A  i — T  4. 
Bedford,  ••  2  —  ••  3.     One  blank  leaf. 

On  D  8  is  a  curious  woodcut  representing  several  devils  replenishing  the 
fires  of  hell  with  the  bodies  of  the  damned,  described  by  the  author  as  "  the 
vnfpeakable  perpexitie  of  the  damned."  This  work,  Gascoigne  tells  us, 
was  translated  from  an  old  volume,  "  fkarce  comely  couered  and  wel  worse 
handled  ...  so  that  I  cannot  certaynly  say  who  shuld  be  the  Author  of 
the  fame."  The  work  he  translated  was  "De  miseria  humanse  conditionis", 
by  Lothario  Conti,  Pope  Innocent  III. 

no   GASCOIGNE,  GEORGE. 

The  I  pleafauntefl  workes  of  George  |  Gafcoigne  Efquyre  :  Nevi'- 
lye  I  compyled  into  one  Volume,  |  That  is  to  fay :  His  Flowers, 
Hearbes,  Weedes,  the  Fruites  of  |  warre,  the  Comedie  called  Sup- 
poses, the  I  Tragedie  of  locasta,  the  Steele  glaffe,  |  the  Complaint 
of  Phylomene,  the  |  Storie  of  Ferdinand©  leronimi,  |  and  the  pleaf- 
ure  at  Ke-  |  nelworth  Caftle.  |  Lotidon  \  Imprinted  by  Abell  leffes, 
dwelling  in  the  Fore  \  Streete,  without  Creeplegate,  neere  \  vnto  Grub- 
streete.  \  i^8y. 

Quarto.     Black  letter. 

Collation:  ^ — ^^1^1^^  i,  in /ours;  a — k,  in  eights;  B,  four  leaves; 
C —  /*,  i?i  eights ;  Q,four leaves  ( Q  2  misprinted R  2);  no  signature  R ;  S —  Z, 
in  eights ;  ^,  four  leaves;  S,  four  leaves ;  V- — Y,  in  eights;  A  and  B,  eight 
leaves  each  ;  A  —  C,  /;/  eights;  {D),  tivo  leaves;  D,  two  leaves. 

Title  as  above,  within  border  formed  of  confcience,  and  all  confolation  in  Chrift  le- 
printer's  ornaments,  f  I  (verso  blank).  Epis-  fus  ",  f  2  — 1^4.  Epistle,  "  To  al  young  Gen- 
tle, "To  the  reuerende  Deuines  vnto  whom  tlemen,  and  generallie  to  the  youth  of  Eng- 
thefe  Pofies  fhall  happen  to  be  prefented,  land,  George  Gafcoigne  Efquire  by  birth, 
George  Gafcoigne  Efquire  (profefsing  armes  and  Souldyer  by  profefsion,  wiflieth  increafe 
in  defence  of  Gods  trueth)  wifheth  quiet  in  of   knowledge   in   all  vertuous  excrcifes  ", 


92 


Collations  and  Notes. 


dated,  "  From  my  poore  houfe  at  Waltam- 
ftowe  in  the  Foreft,thefecond  of  Februarie. 
1575",  5^1— ^l' 3.  One  blank  leaf,  1^  4, 
"  To  the  Readers  generally  a  generall  aduer- 
tifement  of  the  Author  ",  ^ffl  — ff^  2  recto. 
Commendatory  poems  in  English  and  Latin 
by  T.  B.,  E.  C,  M.  C,  R.  S.,  T.  Ch.,  G.  W., 
P.  B.,  A.  W.,  I.  B.,  I.  D.,  Richard  Smith,  M. 
A.  Perugino  (in  Italian  prose),  I.  De  B.,  H. 
M.,  B.  C,  K.  D.,  P.  W.,  G.  H.,  and  E.  H., 
^^^  2  verso  to  f ^fl^l'  I  recto ;  on  the  verso  is 
a  table  of  contents  of  the  first  part  of  the 
volume,  "Flowers."  The  poems,  a  i  — 
g  7.  Title,  "  X^  The  Fruites  of  warre,  | 
written  vpon  this  Theame,  |  Dulce  Bellum 
inexpertis  :  And  it  was  writ-  |  ten  by  peece- 
meale  at  fundry  tymes,  as  |  the  Authourhad 
vacant  ley-  |  fures  from  feruice,  being  |  be- 
gunne  at  Delfe  |  in  Holland  ",  g  8  (verso 
blank).  The  poem,  hi  — k  8  recto  ;  on  the 
verso,  a  postscript  referring  the  reader  to  the 
original  work  by  Erasmus.  Table  of  con- 
tents of  the  second  division  of  the  volume, 
"  Hearbes  ",  B  i  (verso  blank).  The  comedy 
of  "  Svpposes  "  followed  by  the  comedy  of 
"  locasta  ",  B  2  —  M  3.  (The  verso  of  Sig. 
F  6  is  blank.)  The  miscellaneous  poems  of 
this  division,  M  4  —  P  2  (verso  blank).  Ta- 
ble of  contents  of  third  division  of  the  vol- 
ume, "  Weedes  ",  P  3  (verso  blank).     The 


poems,  P4 — Q  4.  As  stated  above,  there 
is  no  signature  R.  "The  pleafant  fable  of 
Ferdinando  leronimi,  and  Leonora  de  Val- 
afco,  Tranflated  out  of  the  Italian  riding 
tales  of  Bartello",  Si — Z  8  and  C,  four 
leaves.  Title  as  follows,  within  an  ornamen- 
tal border  and  having  a  large  printer's  de- 
vice preceding  the  imprint :  "  'yt^  The  Steele 
Glas.  I  A  Satyre  compiled  by  George  |  Gaf- 
coigne  Efquiere.  |  Togither  with  |  The  Com- 
plainte  of  Philomene.  |  An  Elegie  deuifed 
by  the  fame  Author.  |  Imprinted  Ano. 
/jcf/",  S  I  (verso  blank).  Dedication  to 
Lord  Gray  of  Wilton,  S  2  —  S3  recto.  Com- 
mendatory poems  by  N.  R.,  Walter  Rawe- 
lie,  Nicholas  Bowyer,  followed  by  a  short 
poem  addressed  by  "The  Author  to  the 
Reader  ",  S  3  verso  to  S4.  The  play,  U  I 
—  Y  3  (verso  blank).  Title,  "The  |  Com- 
plaint I  of  Philomene.  |  An  Elegie  compiled 
by  I  George  Gafcoigne  |  Efquire.  |  Tam 
Marti  quam  Mercurio.  |  1576",  Y  4  (verso 
blank).  Dedication  to  Lord  Gray  of  Wilton, 
Y5.  The  poem,  Y  6  — Y  8  and  A  I— B  8 
(verso  blank).  "The  princely  pleafures  at 
Kenelworth  Caftle  ",  A  i  —  C  8.  "  Certaine 
notes  of  inftruction  concerning  the  making 
of  verfe  or  rime  in  Englifh  ",  (D),  two  leaves, 
and  D,  two  leaves. 


The  pagination  and  running  headlines,  as  well  as  the  signatures,  are  ex- 
tremely irregular  throughout  the  entire  volume. 

Copies  are  sometimes  found  with  the  title,  "The  Whoole  workes  of 
George  Gascoigne  Esquyre." 


Ill   GOLDING,  ARTHUR  (1536  ?-i6o5  ?). 

^  The  eyght  bookes  of  |  Caius  lulius  Caefar  contey-  |  ning  his 
martiall  exploytes  in  |  the  Realme  of  Gallia  and  the  |  Countries 
bordering  vppon  |  the  fame  tranflated  oute  |  of  latin  into  Englifh  | 
by  Arthur  Gol-  |  dinge  G.  |  *[[  Imprinted  at  London  \  by  Willyam 
Seres  \  Anno.  1^6^.  [Colophon]  Imprinted  at  London  \  by  Willyam 
Seres,  dwel-  \  ling  at  the  wejl  e7ide  of  |  Powles,  at  the  |  Jigne  of 
the  I  Hedge-  \  hog. 

Small  octavo.     Black  letter.     Third  edition. 


Collations  and  Notes. 


93 


^  pfeafauntefl  workcs  of  George 
G^fcoigne  Sf^uyre :   ^h[e\]>lje 

-«j  compyled  into  one  Volume, 

Ttoat  IS  tofny: 

His  Flowers,  Hearbcs,  Wecdes,  the  Frukcs  of 

warre,  the  Comcdic  called  Suppofes,  the 

Trageclieof/of4/?rf,  the  Steele  glalTc, 

the  Cotnplaint  o^ThylomenCy  thfi 

Storie  oiFerdi^n»do  lerontmif 

andthepIeafureatKe- 

nelworth  Caftle, 


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94  Collations  and  Notes. 

Collation:  •,  eight  leaves;  -k-kjfour  leaves;  A — Nn  2,  in  eights. 
Title  as  above,  within  ornamental  wood-     ••  4  (verso  blank).    The  work,  A  i  —  LI  8. 
^       cut  border,  •  i  (verso  blank).     Dedication     "An  Exposition  of  the  old  names  of  the 
to  Sir  William  Cecil,  •  2  and  •  3.    "To  the     Countries",  etc..  Mm  I — Nn  2.    The  colo- 
Reader",  •  4 — -k-k  3  recto.     "  H  Errours     phon  as  above  on  verso  of  Nn  2. 
efcaped  in  the  printing", •*    3  verso  and 

112  GOLDING,  ARTHUR. 

The  XV.  Bookes  of  |  P.  Ouidius  Nafo,  |  Entituled,  |  Metamor- 
phofis.  I  A  worke  very  pleafant  and  delectable.  |  Tranflated  out  of 
Latin  into  Englifh  |  meeter,  by  Arthur  Golding  |  gentleman.  |  With 
skill,  heed,  and  iudgement  this  worke  muft  be  read,  |  For  elfe  to 
the  reader  it  ftands  in  fmall  ftead.  |  ^  y^/  London,  \  Imprinted  by 
Robert  Walde-grane,  |  Anno  Domini  i^Sy. 

Quarto.     Black  letter. 

Collation  :  A —  Cc,  in  eights. 

Title  as  above,  with  headband  and  large     A  2  —  A  8.    "U  To  the  Reader",  B  i  —  B  3. 
ornament,  A  I  (verso  blank).     Dedication     The  work,  B  4  —  Cc  8  (verso  blank).     At 
in  verse  to  Robert,  Earl  of  Leicester,  dated     the  foot  of  Cc  8  recto  is  the  colophon. 
"At   Barwicke   the   xx.   of  Aprill.    1567", 

The  first  four  books  of  the  above  translation  were  published  in  1565,  and 
the  first  edition  of  the  complete  version  in  1567. 

113  GOOGE,  BARNABE  (1540-1594). 

The  Zodiake  of  Life  |  Written  by  the  Godly  and  |  zealous  Poet 
Marcellus  |  Pallingenius  flellatus,  |  wherein  are  conteyned  twelue  | 
Bookes  difclofing  the  haynous  |  Crymes  &  wicked  vices  of  our  |  cor- 
rupt nature :  And  plainlye  |  declaring  the  pleafaunt  |  and  perfit 
pathway  unto  |  eternall  lyfe,  befides  a  |  numbre  of  digref-  |  fions 
both  plea-  |  faunt  &  pro-  |  fitable,  |  Newly  tranflated  into  Englifhe 
verfe  |  by  Barnabe  Googe.  |  Probitas  laudatur  &  alget.  |  Imprinted 
at  London  |  by  Henry  Denhani,  for  Rafe  New-  |  berye  dwelling  in 
Fleete  \  Jlreate.  \  Anno  IS^S-     Apr  His  .  18. 

Octavo,     Black  letter. 

Collation:  -k,  eight  leaves ;  [X),  four  leaves ;  A  —  VV 4.,  in  eights. 

Title  as  above,  •  i  (verso  blank).  Large  the  vertuous  and  |  frendely  Reader", (1)2  — 
woodcut  coat  of  arms  with  the  initials  B.  G.,  (t)4;  on  verso, "Faultes  efcaped  in  the  Auc- 
•  2  recto.  Commendatory  verses  in  Latin  tors  abfence".  The  work,  A  I — YY  4, 
and  Greek,  •  2  verso  to  •  5.  Dedication  ending  with  a  colophon.  The  versos  of  G  8 
to  Sir  William  Cecil,  •  6— (t)  I.     "U  To     and  T  8  are  blank. 

The  first  edition  of  the  complete  work;  the  first  three  books  were  pub- 
lished in  1560,  and  the  first  six  books  in  1561. 


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96  Collations  and  Notes. 

114  GOOGE,  BARNABE. 

^^  The  Zodiake  of  life,  written  |  by  the  excellent  and  Chriftian 
Poet,  I  Marcellus  Palingenius  |  Stellatus.  |  Wherein  are  conteined 
twelue  feuerall  |  labours,  painting  out  moft  liuely,  the  whole  com-  | 
paffe  of  the  world,  the  reformation  of  manners,  the  mi-  |  feries  of 
mankinde,  the  pathway  to  vertue  &  vice,  |  the  externitie  of  the 
Soule,  the  courfe  of  the  |  Heauens,  the  mifteries  of  nature,  and  di-  | 
uers  other  circumftances  of  great  lear-  |  ning,  and  no  leffe  iudge- 
ment.  |  Tranflated  out  of  Latine  into  Englifh,  by  Barnabie  |  Googe 
and  by  him  newly  recognifhed.  |  Probitas  laudatur  &  alget.  |  Here- 
unto is  annexed  (for  the  |  Readers  aduantage)  a  large  Table,  as  ( 
well  of  woords  as  of  matters  mentioned  |  in  this  whole  worke.  | 
Imprinted  at  London  by  Robert  Robin/on  |  dwelling  in  Feter  Lane 
neere  \  Holborne.     1588. 

Quarto.     Black  letter. 

Collation:  ^,  four  leaves  ;  A — P,tn  eights ;  Q,R,  T  7^,  in  fours. 
Title  as  above,  within  border  of  printer's  tin.  The  poem  in  twelve  books,  ending 
ornaments,  U  i  (verso  blank).  Dedication  with  a  short  commendatory  poem  by  Abra- 
to  Sir  William  Cecil,  H  2.  "The  Preface  ham  Fleming,  A  i  —  Q  I.  The  table,  Q  2  — 
of  Marcellus  Palingenius  Stellatus  to  Her-  T  3  (verso  blank).  (Signature  H  4  mis- 
cules  the  fecond,  Duke  of  Ferrar",  U  3  and  printed  H  3.) 
IT  4 ;  on  verso,  commendatory  verses  in  La- 

The  third  edition  of  the  complete  work. 

115  GOWER,  JOHN  (i325?-i4o8). 

Jo,  Gower  de  [  confeffione  |  Aman-  |  tis,  |  C  Imprinted  at  Lon- 
don in  Flete-  \  Jlrete  by  Thomas  Berthe-  |  lette  Printer  to  the  \  kingis 
grace  \AN.\  M.D.XXXII.  \  Cvm  Privilegio. 

Folio.     Gothic  black  letter.     Double  columns.     Second  edition. 

Collation:  aa,  eight  leaves  ;  A  —  Z  and  a — i  5,  in  sixes. 

Title  as  above,  within  a  woodcut  border,  and  of  France/Defender  of  the  feyth/and 
aa  I ;  on  the  verso,  a  Latin  epigram  in  six  lorde  of  Irelande",  etc.,  aa  2.  "To  the 
lines.  Dedication, "To  the  mofle  victorious/  reder",  aa  3  —  aa  4  recto.  "The  table", 
and  our  mofle  gracious  foueraigne  lorde  aa  4  recto  to  aa  8.  The  work,  A  i — Z  6 
kynge  Henry  the.  viii.  kynge  of  Englande     and  ai  — i  5,  in  sixes. 

The  first  edition  was  printed  by  Caxton  in  1483. 

116  GOWER,  JOHN. 

*B^  Jo.  Gower  de  |  confeflione  (  Aman-  |  tis.  (  ^  Imprinted  at 
London  in  Flete-  \  Jlrete  by  Thomas  Berthe-  \  lette  the .  XII .  dale  \ 
of  Marc  he.  \  AN.\  M.D.LIIII  \  Cvm  Privilegio. 

Folio.     Black  letter.     Double  columns.     Third  edition. 


Collations  and  Notes.  97 

Collation:  •,  six  leaves;  A  —  Z  and  A  a — li,  in  sixes. 

Title  as   above,  within  a  plain  woodcut  the  reder",  -k  2  verso  to  •  3  recto.    "The 

border  of  ruled  lines  and  ornaments,  •  i;  table",  •  3  recto  to  •  6.  "Prologus",A  I — 

on  verso,  a  Latin  epigram.     Dedication  to  B  i,  ending  on  verso.     The  work,  "Liber 

Henry  VIII.,  ■*■  2,  ending  on  verso.     "To  Primus",  B  i  verso  to  li  6,  the  last  leaf  blank. 

The  border  on  the  title-page  is  the  same  as  the  one  used  by  Berthelette 
in  the  edition  of  1532.  The  type  and  composition  are  different  from  that 
edition,  although  there  is  the  same  number  of  pages  in  the  body  of  the 
work.  The  preliminary  matter  occupies  only  six  leaves  in  this  edition, 
instead  of  eight,  as  in  the  edition  of  1532. 

117  GREENE,  ROBERT  (1560  ?-i592). 

The  Spanifh  Mafquerado.  |  Wherein  vnder  a  |  pleafant  deuife,  is 
difcouered  |  effeftuallie,  in  certaine  breefe  fentences  and  |  Mottos, 
the  pride  and  infolencie  of  the  |  Spanifh  eftate:  with  the  difgrace  | 
conceiued  by  their  loffe,  and  |  the  difmaied  confufion  |  of  their 
troubled  |  thoughtes.  |  Whereunto  by  the  Author,  for  the  better 
vnder-  |  ftanding  of  his  deuice,  is  added  a  breefe  gloffe.  |  By  Robert 
Greene,  in  Artibus  Magifter.  |  Twelue  Articles  of  the  flate  of 
Spaine.  |  The  Cardinals  follicite  all.  |  The  King  grauntes  all.  |  The 
Nobles  confirme  all.  |  The  Pope  determines  all.  |  The  Cleargie  dif- 
pofeth  all.  I  The  Duke  of  Medina  hopes  for  all.  |  Alonfo  receiues 
all.  I  The  Indians  minifter  all.  |  The  Souldiours  eat  all.  |  The  people 
paie  all.  |  The  Monkes  and  Friers  confume  all.  |  And  the  deuill  at 
length  wil  cary  away  all.  |  ^  Printed  at  London  by  Roger  Ward,  for  | 
Thomas  Cadman.     158^. 

Quarto.     Black  letter. 

Collation:  A — E,  in  fours. 

Title  as  above,  A  I  (verso  blank).  Dedi-  the  Gentlemen  Readers",  A  3  recto.  The 
cation  to  Hugh  Ofley,  A  2  recto ;  on  verso,  mottos,  A  3  verso  to  A  4  recto  (verso  blank), 
a  sonnet  in  French  by  Tliomas  Lodge.    "To     The  work,  B  i  —  E  4  (verso  blank). 

This  book  was  not  reprinted  (unless,  as  Fleay  says,  there  were  two  edi- 
tions in  the  same  year),  probably  on  account  of  its  temporary  character. 
It  was  occasioned  by  the  famous  Spanish  Armada  of  1588. 

118  GREENE,   ROBERT. 

Pandosto  |  The  Triumph  |  of  Time.  |  Wherein  is  difcovercd  |  by 
a  pleafant  Hiftorie,  that  although  by  the  |  meanes  of  finifler  fortune 
Truth  may  be  con-  |  cealed,  yet  by  Time  in  fpitc  of  fortune  it  |  is 
moft    manifeftly    reuealed.  |  Pleafant    for    age    to    auoyd    drowfie 

7 


98  Collations  and  Notes. 

thoughts,  profitable  |  for  youth  to  efchue  other  wanton  pastimes, 
and  I  bringing  to  both  a  defired  content.  |  Temporis  fih'a  Veritas.  | 
By  Robert  Greene  Maifter  of  Artes  in  Cambridge.  |  Omne  tuHt 
punctum  qui  mifcuit  vtile  dulci.  |  Imprinted  at  London  for  I.  B. 
dwelling  at  the  figne  of  the  \  Bible,  neare  v?tto  the  North  doore  of 
Panles.  \  I5g2. 

Quarto.     Black  letter. 

Collation  -.A  —  G,  in  fours. 

Title  as  above,  A  l ;  on  verso,  "To  the  The  work,  under  the  title  of  "The  Historic 
Gentlemen  Readers  Health".  Dedication  of  Dorastvs  and  Fawnia",  A  3  —  G  4  (verso 
to  George  Clifford,  Earl  of  Cumberland,  A  2.     blank). 

The  present  copy  is  probably  unique.  So  far  as  is  known,  no  other  copy 
of  this  edition  exists.  It  is  moreover  the  earliest  perfect  copy  of  the  work, 
for  the  only  copy  of  the  edition  of  1588,  that  in  the  British  Museum,  lacks 
one  signature.  Collier,  in  describing  the  edition  of  1632,  says:  "It  is  strange 
that  no  copy  of  any  impression  exists  between  1588  and  1607:  only  a  single 
exemplar  of  the  first  impression  has  been  preserved;  and  we  can  hardly  sup- 
pose that  nineteen  years  elapsed  before  '  Pandosto '  was  republished.  The 
truth  no  doubt  is,  that  earlier  copies  were  destroyed  by  the  multiplicity  and 
carelessness  of  readers." 

That  the  work  was  very  popular  is  shown  by  the  fact  that  no  less  than 
fifteen  editions  were  published  during  the  seventeenth  century,  usually  un- 
der the  title  of  "The  History  of  Dorastus  and  Fawnia."  It  will  always  hold 
an  important  place  in  literature  as  being  the  novel  on  which  Shakespeare 
founded  "The  Winter's  Tale." 


119   GREENE,  ROBERT. 

A  I  Qvip  for  an  Vp-  |  ftart  Courtier:  |  Or,  |  A  quaint  difpute 
between  Veluet  breeches  |  and  Cloth-breeches.  |  Wherein  is  plainely 
fet  downe  the  diforders  |  in  all  Eftates  and  Trades.  |  London  \  Im- 
printed by  lohn  Wolfe,  and  are  to  bee  fold  at  his  \  fJtop  at  Ponies 
chayne.     iS9^- 

Quarto.     Black  letter. 

Collation:  A — F,  in  fours. 

Title  as  above,  with  large  woodcut  rep-  and  heauens  bliffe",  signed,  "Your duetifull 

resenting  "Velvet-breeches"   and  "Cloth-  adopted  fonne,  Robert  Greene",  A  2;   on 

breeches",  A  I  (verso  blank).     Dedication,  verso, "To  the  Gentlemen  Readers  health". 

"To  the  Right  Worfhipful  Thomas  Burnable  The  work,  A3  —  F  4  (verso  blank). 
Efquier  Robert  Greene  wifheth  hartes  eafe. 


Collations  and  Notes.  99 


PANDOSTO 

The  Triumph 

ofTime* 

WHEREIN     IS     DISCOVERED 

by  a  pleafant  Hiftorie,  that  although  by  the 
meancs  of  finifter  fortune  Truth  may  be  con- 
cealed, yet  by  Time  in  fpitc  offoitune  it 
is  mod:  manifeftly  reuealcd. 

■  Fkafantfor  Hge  Po  auoyddrovvjie  thought  s^yrojipabte 
for  youth  to  efchue  other  wanton 'pajhrnes^aTid 
bringmg  to  both  a  defired content, 

Tcmporis  filia  Veritas. 

Bj  Robert  Creene'bAii^zx  of  Artcs  w.C'»"^^ii^^- 

Omne  tulit  pim£Uim  qui  mifctiit  vtile  dulci. 


Imprintea  at  London  for  l.B.dvyclling  at  the  fignc  of  the 
Bible,neare  vnto  the  North  doorc  of  Panics. 
1  5  p  2. 

[No.  u8.] 


100 


Collations  and  Notes. 


A 

QVIP    FOR    ANVP. 

ftart  Courtier: 

Or, 

A  qiiaint  di{piite  between  Vcluet  breeches 

and  Cloth -breeches. 

Wherein  is  f  lamely  fit  downe  the  di/orders 
in  all  Bjlatcs  And  Trades. 


LONDON 

Inflprintcd  by  lohn  Wolfe,  and  are  to  bee  fold  at  his 
fhopatPouIescbayne.  i  5  p  2* 


f  No.  119.] 


Collations  and  Notes.  loi 

Collier  says  there  were  three  editions  of  this  book  in  the  same  year.  The 
first  edition,  which  contained  severe  reflections  on  Gabriel  Harvey,  was  sup- 
pressed, and  no  copy  is  now  known  to  exist. 

120  GREENE,  ROBERT. 

A  I  Ovip  For  I  An  Vpstart  |  Covrtier:  |  Or,  |  A  quaint  difpute 
betweene  Veluet  |  breeches  and  Cloth  breeches.  |  Wherein  is 
plainely  fet  downe  the  diforders  in  all  |  Eftates  and  Trades.  |  London 
printed  by  G.  P.     1620. 

Quarto.     Black  letter. 

Collation:  A — G,  in  fours. 

Blank  leaf,  A  l.     Title  as  above,  with  a  Greene   wilheth    hearts-eafe,   and   heauens 

large  woodcut  of  a  courtier  and  a  peasant,  bliffe",  A  3.     "To  the  Gentlemen  Readers, 

occupying  one  half  the  page,  A  2  (verso  health",  A  4.    The  work,  B  I — G  4  (verso 

blank).     Dedication,  "To  the  Right  Wor-  blank), 
shipfvll,  Thomas  Bvrnaby  Efquire;   Robert 

First  issued  in  1592.  It  was  reprinted  in  1606  and  1615.  The  present 
is  the  sixth  edition.     The  preface  to  the  1592  edition  is  omitted  in  this. 

121  GREENE,  ROBERT. 

Mamillia.  |  The  fecond  part  |  of  the  triumph  of  Pallas:  |  Wherein 
with  perpetval  |  fame  the  conftancie  of  Gentlewomen  is  canoni-  | 
fed,  and  vniuft  blafphemies  of  womens  fup-  |  pofed  fickleneffe 
(breathed  out  by  diuerfe  |  iniurious  perfons)  by  manifeft  |  examples 
clearely  in-  |  fringed.  |  By  Robert  Greene  Mai-  |  fter  of  Arts,  in 
Cambridge,  |  London  |  Printed  by  Tk.  C.  for  William  |  Ponfonbie. 

1593- 

Quarto.     Black  letter. 

Collation:  A — O,  in  fours. 

Title  as  above,  within  border  of  printer's  millia.    The  Triumph  of  Pallas",  B  i  —  K  3 

ornaments,  A  i  (verso  blank).     Dedication  recto;  on  verso,  "In  praife  of  the  Author 

to  Robert  Lee  and  Roger  Portington,  A  2 —  and   his    Booke",   in   verse   signed   G.    B. 

A  3  recto;   on  verso,  "To  the  Gentlemen  Another  dedication,  to  Mary  Rogers,  K  4. 

Readers,    Health".      "Richard    Stapleton  "The  Anatomic  of  Lovers  Flatteries",  L  i — 

Gentleman,   to   the   Cvrteovs  and   Courtly  O   4   recto,  ending   with   colophon   (verso 

Ladies  of  England",  in  verse,  A  4.     "Ma-  blank).     (Signature  A  3  misprinted  B  3.) 

No  earlier  edition  than  the  above  is  known,  although  the  work  was  licensed 
for  the  press  in  1583. 

7* 


102 


Collations  and  Notes. 


M  A  M  I  L  L  I  A. 


Thcf 


ccond  part 

of  the  triumph  of  Pallas ; 

WHEREIN  WITH  PERPETVAL 
feme  the  conftancie  of  Gentlewomen  is  canoni- 
(cd,an(i  the  vniult  blafphcmies  of  womensfup- 
po(cdfIcklenc{Ic(breathecl  out  by  diucrfe 
iniurious  perfons)  by  maniteil 
examples  clcarely  in- 
fringed. 

BY  ROBERT   GREENE    MAI- 
flcrof  Arts.in  Cambridge. 


LONDON 

Printed  by  Th.C  forWilham 


Ponfonbie.    1593. 


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t:*-^ 


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[  No.  121.] 


Collations  and  Notes.  103 

122  GREENE,  ROBERT. 

Greenes  |  Neuer  too  late.  |  Both  parts,  |  Sent  to  all  youthfull 
Gentlemen,  to  roote  out  the  in-  |  fectious  follies,  that  ouer-reaching 
conceits  fofter  in  |  the  fpring  time  of  their  youth.  |  Defciphering  in 
a  true  Englifh  Hiftory,  thofe  particular  vanities,  that  |  with  their 
froftie  vapours,  nip  the  bloffomes  of  euery  braine,  from  |  attayning 
to  his  intended  perfection.  |  As  pleafant  as  profitable,  being  a  right 
Pumice  ftone,  apt  to  race  out  |  idleneffe  with  delight,  and  follie  with 
admonition.  |  Rob.  Greene,  in  artibus  Magifter.  |  Omne  tulit 
punctum.  I  Lojidoii  \  Printed  for  Nicholas  Litig.  |  160^. 

Quarto.     Black  letter.     Third  edition. 

Collation:  A — Q,  in  fours. 

Title  as  above,  with  printer's  device  before  Madrigall  to   wanton    Lovers",  by   Ralph 

the  imprint,  A  i  (verso  blank).    Dedication  Sidley,  A  3;  on  the  verso,  a  commendatory 

to  Thomas  Burnaby,  A2;  on  the  verso,  an  poem   by   Richard   Hake.      The   work,   A 

address  "To  the  Gentlemen  Readers".    "A  4 — Q  4. 

The  first  edition  was  published  in  1590;  the  second  in  1600. 

123  GREENE,  ROBERT. 

Greenes  |  Neuer  too  Late.  |  Both  Partes.  |  Sent  to  all  youthfull 
Gentlemen,  |  deciphering  in  a  true  Englifh  Hiftorie,  thofe  |  particu- 
lar vanities,  that  with  their  Froftie  va-  |  pours,  nip  the  bloffomes  of 
euery  braine,  |  from  attaining  to  his  intended  |  perfection.  |  As 
pleafant  as  profitable,  being  a  right  Pumice  ftone,  |  apt  to  race  out 
idleneffe  with  delight,  and  |  folly  with  admonition.  |  By  Robert 
Greene,  In  artibus  |  Magifter.  |  Omne  tulit  punctum.  |  London,  \ 
Printed  by  William  Stansby  for  John  Smithwicke,  and  are  to  bee  \  fold 
at  his  Shop  in  Saint  Du7ifianes  Churchyard  in  Fleete-  |  flreete  vnder 
the  Diall.     i6ji. 

Quarto.     Black  letter. 

Collation:  A — Q,  in  fours. 

Title  as  above,  with  printer's  device,  A  I  Readers".  "Amadrigall  to  wanton  Loners", 

(verso  blank).     Dedication,  "To  the  right  signed  Ralph  Sidney,  A3;  on  verso,  verses 

WorfhipfulI.Tho.  Barnaby,  Esquire:  Robert  by  Richard  Hake.    The  work,  in  two  parts, 

Greene  wifheth  increafe  of  all  honourable  A  4  —  Q  4. 
vertues  ",  A  2 ;  on  verso, "  To  the  Gentlemen 

This  work  was  first  published  in  1590,  the  two  parts  separately.  The 
present  is  probably  the  sixth  edition. 


104  Collations  and  Notes. 

124  GREENE,  ROBERT. 

Ciceronis  Amor.  |  Tvllies  |  Love:  |  Wherein  is  difcourfed,  the 
prime  |  of  Ciceroes  youth,  fetting  out  |  in  liuely  Portraitures,  how 
yong  Gentle-  |  men,  that  ayme  at  Honour,  fhould  leuell  the  end  of  | 
their  affections,  holding  the  loue  of  Countrey  |  and  friends  in  more 
esteeme,  then  thofe  |  fading  bloffomes  of  beautie,  that  |  onely  feede 
the  curious  fur-  |  uey  of  the  eye.  |  A  worke  full  of  pleafure,  as  fol- 
lowing I  Ciceroes  vaine,  who  was  as  conceited  in  his  |  youth,  as 
Graue  in  his  Age,  profitable  as  con-  |  taining  precepts  worthy  fo 
fa-  I  mous  an  Oratour.  |  Robert  Greene.  In  artibus  Magifter.  | 
Omne  tulit  punctum  qui  mifcuit  vtile  dulci.  |  London  \  Printed  for 
John  Smethwicke,  and  are  to  be  fold  |  at  his  Shop  in  S.  Dunflanes 
Church-yard,  vn-  \  der  the  Diall.     i6og. 

Quarto.     Black  letter.     Sixth  edition. 

Collation:  A — K,  in  fours. 

Title  as  above,  A  l  (verso  blank).    Dedi-  Watson  and  G.  B.     Two  English  poems  by 

cation  to  Ferdinando  Stanley,  Lord  Strange,  Thomas  Burneby  and  Edward  Rainsford, 

A  2.     "To  the  gentle  Readers  health",  A  A  4  (verso  blank).    The  work,  under  the  title 

3;  on  verso,  two  Latin  poems  by  Thomas  "Tvllies  Love",  B  i — K  4  (verso  blank). 

The  first  edition  was  issued  in  1589. 

125  GREENE,  ROBERT. 

Philomela,  |  The  Lady  |  Fitzwaters  |  Nightingale.  |  By  |  Robert 
Greene,  |  Vtriufque  Academiae  in  Ar-  |  tibus  Magifter.  |  Sero  sed 
ferio.  I  London,  \  Lmprinted  by  George  Purflowe.     161^. 

Quarto.     Black  letter.     Second  edition. 

Collation:  A,  three  leaves;  B — -A' 3,  in  fours. 

Title   as   above,  with   woodcut  printer's  3.     "To  the  Gentlemen  Readers,  Health", 

device,  A  2  (verso  blank).   Dedication,  "To  A  4  (verso  blank).     The  work,  under  the 

the    Right    Honorable,   the    Lady   Bridget  title,  "The  Lady  Fitz-waters  Nightingale" 

Ratliffe,  Lady  Fitzwaters:    Robert  Greene  and  the  headline,  "Philomela",  Bi — K  3. 
wifheth  increafe  of  honour  and  vertue",  A 

The  first  edition  was  issued  in  1589. 

126  GREENE,  ROBERT. 

Greenes  |  Arcadia,  |  or  |  Menaphon:  Ca-  |  millaes  Alarum  to 
flumber  Ev-  |  phves  in  his  Melancholy  Cell  at  |  Silexedra.  |  wherein 
are  defcyphered,  the  variable  effects  of  |  Fortvne,  the  wonders  of 


Collations  and  Notes.  105 

Love,  the  |  triumphs  of  inconstant  Time.  |  a  worke,  worthy  the 
yongest  eares  for  pleafure,  |  Or,  |  The  graueft  cenfures  for  prin- 
ciples. I  By  Robertvs  Greene,  in  Artibus  Magister.  |  Omne  tuHt 
punctum.  I  London  \  Printed  by  W.  Stansby  for  I.  Smethwicke,  and 
are  to  be  fold  \  at  his  Shop  in  S.  Dunjia^ies  Church-yard  vnder  the  \ 
Dyall,  in  Fleet-Jlreet.     1616. 

Quarto.     Black  letter.     Fifth  edition. 

Collation:  A — Z,  in  fours. 

Title  as  above,  with  printer's  device,  A  i     A   2  —  B   4;    on   verso   are   verses    signed 
(verso  blank).  "To  the  Gentlemen  stvdeiits     Henry  Vpcher.     The  work,  C  i  —  L  4. 
of  both  Vniversities  ",  signed  Thomas  Nafh, 

First  issued  in  1589,  though  Corser  and  Hazlitt  mention  an  edition  of 
1587,  which  it  is  evident  they  had  not  seen.  This  work  contains  a  large 
number  of  Greene's  verses,  mostly  pastoral  in  character,  some  of  which  were 
reprinted  in  England's  Helicon,  1600. 

127   HALL,  EDWARD  {d.  1547). 

Thevnyon  |  of  the  twoo  noble  and  illusflre  fa-  |  meliesof  Lancaftre 
&  Yorke,  beyng  long  |  in  continuall  difcenfion  for  the  croune  of  | 
this  noble  realme,  with  al  the  actes  done  |  in  both  the  tymes  of  the 
Princes,  both  of  |  the  one  lynage  &  of  the  other,  begynnyng  |  at  the 
tyme  of  kynge  Henry  the  fourthe,  |  the  firft  aucthor  of  thys  deuifion, 
and  fo  I  fucceffiuely  proceding  to  y^  raygne  of  the  |  hygh  and  pru- 
dent Prince  kynge  Henry  |  the  eyghte,  the  indubitate  floure  |  and 
very  heyre  of  both  the  fayde  |  linages.  |  Anno,  1550  .  [Colophon] 
Imprynted  at  London  by  \  Rychard  Grafton,  Prynter  to  the  Kytiges 
Maieflye.  |  1550.  |  Cum  priuilcgio  ad  Imprimetidum  folum. 

Folio.     Black  letter.     Fourth  edition. 

Collation:  A,  four  leaves;  A  [repeated),  eight  leaves;  B — E,  in  sixes; 
ff  two  leaves;  a — g,  in  sixes;  h,  eight  leaves;  /,  two  leaves;  a  —  q,  in  sixes; 
r,  eight  leaves;  s,four  leaves;  A — /,  in  sixes;  K,  eight  leaves;  L,four  leaves; 
A  A  —  DD,  in  six;s;  aa — <?<?,  in  sixes;  ff,  eight  leaves;  aaa — Hi,  in  sixes; 
kkk,  eight  leaves;  III,  four  leaves;  a — z  and  A — Z,  in  sixes. 

Title  as  above,  within  a  woodcut  border  Edward  the  sixt",  A  2  —  A  3;  on  verso, 
designed  by  John  Bets  and  engraved  by  "Richard  Grafton  to  the  Reader".  "The 
Tyrrel,  showing  the  genealogy  of  the  houses  names  of  the  aucthors  *  *  *  outof  the  whiche 
of  York  and  Lancaster  down  to  Henry  VIII.,  this  worke  was  first  gathered",  A  4;  on 
A  I  (verso  blank).  Dedication,  "To  the  verso,  "The  names  of  the  histories  con- 
most  mightie,  verteous  and  excellent  prince  teigned  in  this  volume".    Henry  IV.,  A  I  — 


io6 


CoUations  and  Notes, 


E6.  Table,  ff  I  — ff2.  Henry  V.,a  i— h  8. 
Table,  I  i — I  2,  Henry  VI.,  a  i  —  r  8  (verso 
blank).  Table,  s  i — s  4  (last  leaf  blank). 
Edward  IV.,  A  I— K  7.  Table,  K  8— L  4 
(last  leaf  blank),  Edward  V,,  AA  i— DD  6. 
Table,  aa  l.     Richard  III.,  aa  2  —  ff  6  recto. 


Table,  ff  6  verso  to  ff  8  (last  leaf  blank). 
Henry  VII.,  aaa  i — kkk  7  (verso  blank). 
Blank  leaf,  kkk  8.  Table,  111  i  — 111  4  (last 
leaf  blank).  Henry  VIII.,  a  I — z  6  and 
A  I — X  5  recto.  Table,  X  5  verso  to  Z  6  (last 
leaf  blank);  ending  with  colophon  as  above. 


First  issued  in  1548,  and  completed  by  Grafton  after  Hall's  death, 
above  described  edition  was  prohibited  by  act  of  Parliament  in  1555. 


The 


VIRGIDEMIARVM 

Sixc  Bookes. 

Ftrjl  three  BooJ^ef^ 

Of  Tooth.  leffe  Satyrs, 
r  I .  PoeticaU. 
<2,AcademicM, 
C  3 .  MorJL 


LONDON 

Printed  by  John  Harifov,  for  Kobert 


128   HALL,  JOSEPH,  Bishop  of  Norwich  (1574-1656). 

Virgidemiarvm  |  Sixe  Bookes.  |  Firft  three  Bookes,  |  Of  Tooth- 

leffe  Satyrs.  |  i.  Poetical!.  |  2.  Academical!.  |  3.  Mora!!.  |  Londoti  \ 

Printed  by  lohn  Hari/on,  for  Robert  |  Dexter.  1602. 

Octavo. 


Collations  and  Notes.  107 

Collation:  Two  leaves  without  signatures;  B — E,  in  eights;  A  —  H^ 
in  eights. 

Title  as  above,  with  an  ornamental  head-  yard.  \  iS99^\  A  i  (verso blank).    "X^  His 

band  and  printer's  device  preceding  the  im-  Defiance  to  Enuie",  A  2  —  A  6.     "  De  fuis 

print,  one  leaf  (verso  blank).     Prologue  to  Satyris",  A  7  (verso  blank).  "The  Authors 

first  book,  one  leaf.     The  first  three  books  charge  to  his  Satyres",  A  8.     Half  title  to 

of  satires,  ending  with  "The  Conclusion  of  book  4,  B  i  (verso  blank).     Book  4,  B  2  — 

all",  B  I— E  8.     Title  for  the  last  three  E  i  (verso  blank).    Half  title  to  book  5,  E  2 

books  of  satires  as  follows:    "Virgidemia-  (verso  blank).     Book  5,  E3  —  F  6.      Half 

rvm.  I  The  three  laft  Bookes.  |  Of  byting  title  to  book  6,  F  7  (verso  blank).     Book  6, 

Satyres.    |  Corrected    and    amended    with  F  8— H  3  recto.      "A    Poft-fcript   to   the 

fome  I  Additions,  by  I.   H.  |  Imprinted  at  Reader",  H  3  verso  to  H  5;  on  verso,  the 

Londan  for  Robert  \  Dexter,  at  the  figne  of  author's  corrections  and  additions.     Signa- 

tht   Brafen  \  Serpent    in    Faules    Church  tures  H  6  — H  8,  are  blank  leaves. 

The  first  three  books  of  "Satyrs"  first  appeared  in  1597,  the  last  three  in 
1598.  The  above  described  edition  was  probably  prepared  for  publication 
and  perhaps  printed  in  1599,  and  when  the  title-page  was  altered  in  1602, 
the  second  title  was  left  standing  with  the  date  1599. 


Certaine  |  Worthye  Manv-  |  fcript  Poems  of  great  Antiquitie 
Re-  I  ferued  long  in  the  Studie  of  a  |  Northfolke  Gentle  |  man.  | 
And  now  firft  publifhed  |  By  J.  S.  |  The  ftatly  tragedy  of  Guiftard 
and  Sifmond.  |  The  Northern  Mothers  Bleffrng.  |  The  way  to 
Thrifte.  |  Imprinted  at  London  for  R.  D.  \  15^7. 

Octavo. 

Collation:  One  leaf  without  signature ;  B — B  6,  in  eights. 

Title  as  above,  with  printer's  device  pre-  Mothers  |  Blessing.   |  The  way  of  Thrift.  | 

ceding  the  imprint,  one  leaf;  on  verso,  "To  Written   nine   years   |  before  the  death   of 

the  worthiest  Poet  Maister  Ed.  Spenfer".  G.  |  Chaucer.  |  London,  \  Printed  by  Robert 

"The  Statelie  Tragedie  of  Guiftard  and  Sif-  Robinfon  for  \  Robert   Dexter,  ijgy",  E  3 

mond  in   two   Bookes",  B  i — E  i.     One  (verso    blank).     "The   Northern   Mothers 

blank  leaf,  E  2.  A  new  title  (with  printer's  Blefling",  E  4— F  4  (verso  blank).     "The 

device)    as    follows:    "The    |    Northern    |  way  of  Thrift",  F5  —  F  6. 

This  book  is  placed  here  out  of  its  alphabetical  order  because  it  is  always 
found  bound  with  Hall's  poems,  and  for  that  reason  it  is  presumed  that  he 
had  some  connection  with  it. 


130   HARINGTON,  JOHN  (1561-1612). 

Orlando  |  Fvrioso  |  In    English  |   Heroical     Verse,    By  |  lohn 
Haringto  |  Principibus  Placuifse  viris  non  vltima  laus  eft.  |  Horace 


io8 


Collations  and  Notes. 


CERTAINE 

WOXTHTE     MANy^ 

ffripi  Poems  ofgreacAntiquiuc  Rc- 
jferned  long  in  theSrudteofa 
Noithfolke  Gentle- 
man. 

And  now  firfl:  publifhed 
By  J,     S. 

The  flatly  tragedy  of  Outfit  d  And  Sifmotjd. 
The  Northren  A4othfrrBle^m&, 
The  way  to  Thrift e. 


Imprinted  at  London  for  R.  D, 

[  No.  129.] 

[Colophon]   Imprinted  at  London   by  \  Richard  Field  dwelling  in 
the  Black-  \  friers  by  Ludgate.  \  1591- 

Folio.     Double  columns.     Copperplates.     First  edition. 


Collation:  ^,  eight  leaves;  A — P, 
sixes;  Oo,  four  leaves. 

Title  as  above,  within  a  highly  ornamental 
border  containing  portraits  of  Ariosto  and 
Harington,  engraved  by  Thos.  Cockson,  IT 
I ;  on  verso,  "A  note  of  the  Matters  contained 
in  this  whole  Volvme".  Dedication  to 
Queen  Elizabeth,  U  2.  Preface,  ^T  2  verso 
to  H  8.  "An  Advertisement  to  the  Reader", 
A  I ;  on  verso,  the  first  copperplate  engrav- 


/;/  sixes;  Q,  four  leaves;  R — iV>/,  in 

ing.  The  work,  A  2  —  Mm  2  ending  on 
recto.  "A  Briefe  and  Svmmarie  Allegorie 
of  Orlando  Fvrioso",  Mm  2  recto  to  Mm 
6  verso.  "The  Life  of  Ariosto",  Mm  6 
verso  to  Nn  5.  "An  Exact  and  Necessarie 
Table",  Nn  5  verso  to  Oo  3;  on  verso, list 
of  tales  and  errata.  Large  woodcut  of 
Field's  device,  and  colophon  as  given  above. 


Collations  and  Notes.  109 

Oo  4  (verso  blank).  Q  4  verso  and  R  i  before  each  book  or  canto,  with  text  printed 
recto  are  blank.  The  work  is  illustrated  on  the  opposite  side,  except  R  i,  which  has 
with  46  full-page   copperplate  engravings,     the  recto  blank. 

The  illustrations  in  this  edition,  though  sometimes  said  to  be  English, 
were  really  engraved  by  Girolamo  Porro  of  Padua,  and  first  appeared  in  an 
edition  of  Ariosto  published  at  Venice.  The  only  difference  is  that  in  the 
frontispiece,  or  title-page,  the  allegorical  figure  of  Peace  of  the  Italian  edi- 
tion is  replaced  by  a  portrait  of  Harington.  The  plate  is  signed  by  Thomas 
Cockson. 


HARINGTON,  SIR  JOHN. 

Orlando  |  Fvrioso  |  in  |  English  Heroical  |  Verse.  By  |  S'  lohn 
Harington  |  of  Bathe  Knight  |  Now  thirdly  revised  and  |  amended 
with  the  Addition  |  of  the  Authors  Epigrams.  |  Principib.  placuifse 
viris  non  vltima  laus  est.  |  Horace  |  Lotidon  printed  by  G.  Miller  | 
for  J.  Parker     i6j^. 

Folio.     Double  columns.     Copperplates.     Third  edition. 

Collation:  ^,  eight  leaves;  A — F,  in  sixes;  Q,  four  leaves;  R — Qg,in 
sixes;  Rr,  eight  leaves. 

Engraved  title  as  above,  within  ornamental  verso  to  Nn  5  recto.     "An  exact  and  neces- 

border  containing  portraits  of  Ariosto  and  sarie  Table",  Nn  5  verso  to  Oo  3  recto. 

Harington,  ^  i ;  on  verso,  "A  note  of  the  "The  principall  tales  in  Orlando  Furiofo  that 

matters  contained  in  this  whole  Volume",  may  be  read  by  themfelves",  Oo  3  verso. 

Dedication  to  Queen  Elizabeth,  51  2  recto.  There   are  46   full-page   copperplates,  one 

"A  Preface,  or  rather  a  Briefe  Apologia  of  before  each  of  the  46  books.  A  separate  title- 

Poetrie,  and  of  the  Author  and  Tranflator  pagefortheepigrams, as  follows:  "The|Most 

of  this   Poeme",  U  2  verso  to  H  8.     "An  Elegant   |  And  |  Witiie  Epigrams  |  Of  Sir 

Advertisement   to   the    Reader",  A  1 ;    on  lohn    Harington,    Knight,  |  Digefted    into 

verso,  the  first  plate.     The  first   "XXIII.  foure  Bookes.  |  Kama  bonum  quo  non  foeli- 

Bookes  of  Ariosto",  A  2  to  Q  4  recto  (Q  4  cius   uUum.  |  London,  \  Printed  by   George 

verso  and  R  l  recto  blank).     On  verso  of  Miller.   \   MDCXXXIIL",    Oo    4    (verso 

R  I,  the  twenty-fourth  plate.     The  other  blank).    Dedication  to  George  Villiers,  first 

"XXIII.  Bookes  of  Ariosto",  R  2  to  Mm  2  Duke  of  Buckingham,  Oo  5;  on  verso,  "The 

recto.   "A  Briefe  and  Svmmarie  Allegoric",  Epistle  to  all  Readers",  in  verse.    The  epi- 

Mm  2  —  Mm  6.   "The  Life  of  Ariosto  briefly  grams,  Oo  6 — Rr  8  (verso  blank).     (Qq.  4 

and  compendiovsly  gathered  ovt  of  sundrie  misprinted  Rr  4.) 
Italian  writers,  by  lohn  Harington",  Mm  6, 

In  this  edition,  the  frontispiece  is  reengraved  and  reversed,  and  the 
plates  retouched.  The  second  edition  was  published  in  1607.  The  epi- 
grams, originally  published  separately  in  1615,  were  included  in  this  edition 
of  "  Orlando  Furioso  "  for  the  first  time.  In  some  copies  the  plate  opposite 
signature  Hh  3  is  printed  upside  down. 


1  10 


Collations  and  Notes. 


A  NEW  DIS^ 

COVRSE    OF    A  STALE 

SVBIECT3CALLED  THE 

Metamorphofis  of  A  I  AX: 

yt^ritten  ^^  M  i  s  a  c  m  o  s,  re?  his  friend 
andcojin  PhilostiIpnos, 


AT   LONDON, 

Printed  by  Richard  Field,dwclling 

intheBJack-friers. 

I  5P  ^. 


132   HARINGTON,  SIR  JOHN. 

A  New  Dis-  |  covrse  Of  A  Stale  |  Svbiect,  Called  The  |  Meta- 
morphofis of  Aiax:  |  Written  by  Misacmos,  to  his  friend  |  and  cofin 
Philostilpnos.  |  At  London,  \  Printed  by  Richard  Field,  dwelling  \ 
in  the  Black-friers.  \  1596. 

Octavo.     First  edition. 


Collations  and  Notes.  1 1 1 

Collation:  A — K  2,  in  eights;  L,  eight  leaves;  Aa — Dd  4,  in  eights. 

Title  as  above,  with  printer's  device  pre-  of  the  author  to  the  Reader".     The  work, 

ceding  the  imprint,  A  I  (verso  blank).     "A  B  7 — K  2.     Title  to  "An  Anatomic  Of  The 

Letter  Written  By  A  Gentleman  Of  Good  Metamorpho-sed  Aiax",  L  i  (verso  blank). 

Worth,  To  the  Author  of  this  booke",  A  2 —  Dedication  to  "  M.  E.  S.  Efquier",  L  2  — 

A3.    "The  Answer  To  The  Letter",  A  4 —  L  4  recto.    The  Anatomy,  L  4  verso  to  L  8 

A  7.   "The  Prologve  to  the  reader",  A  8 —  (verso  blank).  "An  Apologie  ",  Aa  I — Dd3. 

B  6;  on  the  verso  is  "A  short  aduertifment  One  blank  leaf,  Dd  4. 

This  witty  and  not  too  clean  "cloacinean  satire"  is  said  to  have  won 
for  its  author,  the  accomphshed  translator  of  Ariosto,  the  displeasure  of 
Queen  Elizabeth,  who  forbade  him  the  court  in  consequence  of  some  of 
the  satirical  remarks  of  which  he  was  guilty.  Two  editions  were  pubHshed 
in  the  same  year,  of  which  the  above  copy  is  the  first;  the  second  has  no 
name  of  printer.  On  signature  C  7  is  an  amusing  woodcut  illustrative  of 
the  text,  and  on  signatures  L  4  verso  and  L  5  recto  are  two  diagrams  of  the 
author's  valuable  invention. 

There  is  some  doubt  as  to  whether  the  three  parts  were  originally  published 
together.  The  Anatomy  has  a  separate  title,  though  the  signatures  are  a 
continuation  of  those  of  the  first  part.  The  Apology  has  a  separate  set  of 
signatures,  but  no  title-page. 

A  modern  limited  edition  of  one  hundred  copies  was  issued  from  the  press 
of  Charles  Whittingham  in  1814. 

133  HARINGTON,  SIR  JOHN. 

The  I  Englishmans  |  Doctor.  |  Or,  ]  The  Schoole  of  Salerne.  | 
Or,  I  Phyficall  obferuations  for  the  perfect  |  preferuing  of  the  body 
of  Man  in  |  continuall  health.  ]  London  \  Printed  for  John  Hehne, 
and  are  to  he  fold  \  at  the  little  fJiop  next  Cliffords  Inne-gate,  \  in 
Fleet -fir eete.     160^. 

Octavo.     Second  edition. 

Collation:  A — C  7,  in  eights. 

Title  as  above,  A  2  (verso  blank).    "  The  on  the  verso,  a  poem,  "  In  Laudem  Operis  ". 

Printer  to  the  Reader",  A  3.     Poem,  "Ad  The  "Salerne  Schoole",  A  6  — C  7  (verso 

Librum",  A4.    Poem,  "In  Librum",  A  5;  blank). 

Translation  in  verse,  from  the  Latin  of  Joannes  de  Mediolaus.  HazUtt 
mentions  an  edition  of  1608  as  the  first,  but  it  is  possible  that  the  above 
is  the  identical  edition  with  a  change  of  title. 

134  HARINGTON,  SIR  JOHN. 

r:pigrams  |  Both  |  Pleasant  And  |  Seriovs,  |  Written  by  that 
All-Worthy    Knight,  |  Sir    lohn    Harrington:  |  and    neucr    before 


112  Collations  and  Notes. 

Printed.  |  Pro  captu  Lectoris  habent  fua  fata  libelli.  |  London  \  Im- 
printed for  lohn  Budge,  and  are  to  be  fold  at  his  \  fJtoppe  at  the  South 
dore  of  Pauls,  and  \  at  Britaines  Burfe.  \  1615. 

Quarto.     First  edition. 
Collation:  A — F,  in  fours. 

Title  as  above,  with  a  large  woodcut  orna-  all  Honour;  William  Earle  of  Pembrooke", 

roent  of  a  grotesque  mask  and   scrolls   in  A  2.    "To  the  Reader",  A  3  (verso  blank), 

center,  A  I  (verso  blank).    Dedication,  "To  Epigrams,  of  which  there  are  1 16,  each  being 

the  Trvly  Noble,  Vertvovs,  and  worthy  of  numbered,  A  4  —  F  4. 

The  above  collection  forms  the  fourth  book  of  the  complete  edition  issued 
in  16 18. 


135   HARVEY,  GABRIEL  (iS45?-i63o). 

Fovre  Letters,  |  and  certaine  Sonnets:  |  Efpecially  touching 
Robert  Greene,  and  other  parties,  |  by  him  abufed:  |  But  incidently 
of  diuers  perfons,  j  and  fome  matters  of  note.  |  To  all  courteous 
mindes,  that  will  voutchfafe  the  reading.  |  London  |  Imprinted  by 
lohn  Wolfe,  \  15^2. 

Quarto. 

Collation:  A — K  2,  in  fours. 

Title  as  above,  with  printer's  device  pre-  nets,  H  3  recto  to  K  i.    Sonnet  by  Edmund 

ceding  the  imprint,  A  l;    on  the  verso,   a  Spenser,"Totherightworfhipfuli,my fingu- 

table  of  contents.     Preface,  "To  all  courte-  lar  good  frend,  M.  Gabriell  Haruey,  Doctor 

ous  mindes,  that  will  voutchfafe  the  read-  of  the  Lawes",  dated  "Dublin:  this  xviii.  of 

inge",  A  2.     The  letters,  A  3  —  H  3  recto,  luly:  1586",  K  2  (verso  blank), 
ending  in  the  middle  of  the  page.   The  son- 

This  volume  was  written  as  a  reply  to  Robert  Greene's  "Quip  for  an 
upstart  Courtier",  though  it  was  not  published  until  after  Greene's  death. 


136   HARVEY,  GABRIEL. 

Pierces  Supererogation  |  Or  |  A  New  Prayse  Of  The  |  Old  Asse.  | 
A  Preparatiue  to  certaine  larger  Difcourfes,  intituled  |  Nashes  S. 
Fame.  |  Gabriell    Haruey.  |  London  \  Imprinted   by  lohn    Wolfe,  j 

1593- 

Quarto.     First  edition. 


Collations  and  Notes. 


113 


Pierces  Supererogation 

•O  R 

A    NEW    PRAYSE    OF    THE 
Old     a  s  s  e. 

\y{  PrePOTdtfue  to  cert  at ne  larger  Difcourfis,  wtitttki 
Nashes     S.     Fame. 

Gabriell  Harney, 


LONDON 

Imprinted  by  lohn  Wolfe. 

\      S      9      I* 

[  No.  136.     Size  of  original,  3 J  X  6-^^  inches.] 


114 


Collations  and  Notes. 


Collation:  -k  two  leaves ;  ^-kand 
fours. 

Title  as  above,  with  printer's  device  pre- 
ceding the  imprint,  •  I  (verso  blank). 
"The  Aunfwere  to  Letters,  and  Sonnets 
commendatory",  addressed  "To  My  Very 
Gentle,  And  Liberall  frendes,  M.  Barnabe 
Barnes,  M.  lohn  Thorius,  M.  Antony  Chewt, 
and  euery  fauorable  Reader  ",  •  2 — •  •  4 
recto.  Letters  and  sonnets  commendatory, 
•  •  4  verso  to  •  •  •  3.   "  The  Printers  Ad- 


•  •  •,  four  leaves  each  ;  A  —  Gg  2 ,  in 

vertissement    to    the  Gentleman  Reader ", 

•  •  •  4  (verso  blank).  Title  as  above,  re- 
peated, A  I  (verso  blank).  The  vv'ork,  A 
2  —  Ee  3.  One  blank  leaf,  Ee  4.  "Er- 
rours  escaped  in  the  Printing",  Ff  i — Ff2. 
Letters  and  sonnets  by  John  Thorius  and 
Anthony  Chute,  Ff  2  verso  to  Gg  2  verso. 
These  last  two  signatures  appear  to  have 
been  added  to  the  volume  as  an  afterthought. 


There  seems  to  have  been  no  other  edition  of  this  work. 


HERBERAY,  NICOLAS  DE.     See  Anthony  Munday,  No.  182. 


HESIOD.     See  George  Chapman,  No.  ^Z, 


137   HEYWOOD,  JOHN  (i497?-i58o?). 

The  Spider  |  and  the  Flie.  |  A  parable  of  the  Spider  |  and  the 
Flie,  made  by  |  John  Heywood.  |  Imprinted  at  \  Lojidon  in  Flete  \ 
Strete  By  Tho.  \  Powell.  \  Anno.  1556- 

Quarto.     Black  letter.     Woodcuts.     First  edition. 

Collation  :  A,  B,  and  C.,four  leaves  each;  A — Z,  in  fours ;  Aa,  sixteen 
leaves  J  Bb,  six  leaves;  Cc,  eight  leaves;  Dd,  twelve  leaves;  Ee,  sixteen 
leaves;  Ff,  fourteen  leaves  ;   Gg,  eight  leaves ;  Hh — Ss,  in  fours. 


Title  as  above,  within  an  architectural 
compartment  supported  by  termini,  and 
signed  T.  P.  at  the  bottom,  A  I ;  on  verso,  a 
full-length  woodcut  portrait  of  John  Hey- 
wood in  an  ornamented  oval.  "The  Pre- 
face", A  2— A3.  "TheTable",A4— C3. 
Portrait  of  the  author  as  described,  C  4; 
on  verso, "  ([  The  Introduction  to  the  matter, 
(howing  howe  the  flie  chaunfed  to  fall  in 
the  fpiders  copweb"  and  a  woodcut  of  the 
author  standing  at  a  table  with  books  upon 
it,  near  a  window  with  a  cobweb  in  the 
center  and  a  fly  falling  into  it.  The  poem 
in  seven-hne  stanzas  is  divided  into  ninety- 
eight  chapters  or  divisions,  each  of  those 
in  the  earlier  part  having  a  woodcut  of  the 


author,  standing  or  sitting  at  a  table,  as 
described  above,  with  cobwebs,  flies,  and 
spiders  in  the  window;  later  on  the  wood- 
cuts are  double,  occupying  the  whole  of  two 
pages,  and  represent  large  armies  of  flies, 
spiders,  etc.,  and  toward  the  end,  of  the 
housemaid  and  her  broom ;  the  signatures 
are  as  follows  [commencing  with  Aa  i,  the 
signature  marks  are  so  irregular,  due  prob- 
ably to  a  miscalculation  as  to  the  space  re- 
quired for  the  cuts,  that  they  are  given  in 
detail,  an  X  being  used  to  indicate  those 
leaves  which  are  unsigned]  :  A  i — Z  4,  then 
Aa,  Aa  2,  Aa  3,  C^  Aa  4,  X,  X,  X,  Aa 
5,  X,  X,  X,  Aa  6,  X,  X,  X,  X,  Bb,  Bb  2, 
Bb  3,  Bb  4,  X,  X,  Cc,  ^  Cc  2,  X,  Cc  2, 


[  No.  137.     Size  of  original,  3i\  X  7  inches.] 


ii6  Collations  and  Notes. 

•>yr^  Cc  3,  X,   X,  X,  Dd,  •  >J<  Dd  2,  X,  The  woodcut  illustrations  are  duplicated 

Dd2,  Dd  3, t  •}:  Dd4,  X,  X,  X,  X,>J<,  X,  a  number   of  times    throughout   the  text, 

Ee,  Ee  2,  Xi  Ee  2,  C  t  Ee  3,  X,  C  t.  X,  although  a  close  inspection  will  show  that 

C  X,  X,  X,  X,  Ee  3,  Q  Ee  4,  X,  X,  Ff,  many  while  apparently  alike  really  present 

Ff  2,  Ff  3,  Hit  Ff  4,  X,  X,  X,  HlV,  X,  X,  some  slight  changes.    They  are  numbered 

X,  X,  11^°.-^,  X,  Gg,  Gg  2,  X,  X,  X,  consecutively  from  i  to  98.  There  are  also  a 

Gg  2,  Gg  3,  X,  then  Hh  —  Ss,  in  fours;  on  number  of  large  and  small  woodcut  orna- 

verso,  the  colophon,  identical  with  the  im-  ments  distributed  throughout  the  text, 
print  as  above. 

This  work  is  of  an  allegorical  character,  and  was  intended  by  its  author  to 
defend  the  position  of  the  Catholic  party  in  the  reign  of  Queen  Mary.  The 
author  states  in  "  the  Conclusion  "  that  the  "  flies  "  were  intended  to  repre- 
sent the  Catholics  and  the  spiders  the  Protestants. 


138   HEYWOOD,  JOHN. 

John  Heywoodes  |  woorkes.  |  ^^  A  dialogue  conteynying  the  | 
number  of  the  effectuall  prouerbes  in  |  the  Englifhe  tounge,  com- 
pact in  I  a  matter  concernynge  |  two  maner  of  ma-  |  ryages.  |  With 
one  hundred  of  Epigrammes  :  and  |  three  hundred  of  Epigrammes  | 
vpon  three  hundred  pro-  |  uerbes :  and  a  fifth  |  hundred  of  E-  | 
pigrams.  |  Whervnto  are  now  newly  added  |  a  fyxt  hundred  of  Epi- 
grams I  by  the  fayde  John  |  Heywood.  |  Londini.  |  Anno  chrijii.  | 
1562.  \_Colophori\  Imprinted  At  \  London  in  Fleetejlrete  \  byTJiomas  \ 
Powell.  I  Cum  priuilegio. 

Quarto.     Black  letter.     First  complete  edition. 

Collation:  A — Z  and  Aa — Ee  2,  in  fours. 

Title  as  above.A  i;  onverso,"The  Pre-  R  i  — Y  2  (verso  blank).  "JC^The  fifth 
face".  The  proverbs,  A  2  —  L  3,  ending  hundred  |  of  Epygrams.  Inuented  and  | 
on  recto.  "The  firfte  hundred  of  |  Epi-  made  by  |  John  I  Heywood.  |  Londini.  \ 
grammes.  |  Inuented  and  |  made  |  by  [  Anno  Chri/li.  \  ij62^\Y  3;  on  verso,  "To 
John  Hey-  |  wood.  |  Londini.  \  1562'".  L3  the  reader".  The  table,  Y  4.  The  "Epi- 
recto;  on  verso,  "To  the  reader".  The  grammes",  Z  I — Bb2.  "A  fixt  hundred  of  | 
table,  L 4.  The  "Epigrammes",  M  I — Qi;  Epi-  |  grammes.  |  Newly  inuented  and 
on  verso,  a  large  full-length  woodcut  por-  made  |  by  |  John  Heywood.  |  Londini.  \ 
trait  of  the  author,  within  an  ornamental  Anno  chrijli.  \  i^b2^\  Bb  3;  on  verso,  "To 
oval  frame.  "X^  Three  hundred  Epi-  |  the  reader ".  The  table,  Bb  4.  The  "  Epi- 
grammes, vpon  I  three  hundred  |  prou-  grammes",  Cc  I — Ee  I;  ending  with  the 
erbes,  |  Inuented  and  made  by  |  John  Hey-  colophon  as  given  above.  Ee  2  blank  leaf, 
wood.  I  Londini.  \  ij62^',Q  2  recto.  The  (Bb  2  misprinted  Cc  2.) 
table,  Q  2  verso  to  Q  4.  The  "Epigrammes", 

It  appears  that  parts  of  this  work  were  published  much  earlier, —  the  first 
in  1546, —  but  the  above  is  the  first  complete  edition. 


Collations  and  Notes.  117 


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mmtbir  of  ^  (ftectttall  p;ou£rbe5  in 
t^  e  ^gtit^e  toanse,  compact  Cn 
8  matter  coneempnge 
ttDomanerofma- 
rpage0. 
GSlit^  one  l)utio;£0  of^igcanxmeiS :  ati9 
ti^^  Imnti^d  of  (^pigrammes 
tipon  tt^  ^moc^  P}0' 
tierte;s:anz}  a  ttttti 
|)mi(Ket)  of^* 

tsa^bntoaeenotitfetolp  eoi^eo 
a  rpi:t  ^tmn^  ofCpigcagi^ 

lmt^erapt)e3(ol)n 


[No.  138.] 


LOND I N  C  . 
ANNO  cKriAi. 
I  f  61,  . 


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ii8  Collations  and  Notes. 

139   HEYWOOD,  JOHN. 

John  Heywoodes  |  Woorkes.  |  A  dialogue  conteyning  |  the  num- 
ber of  the  effectual  Prouerbes  |  in  the  Englifh  tongue,  compacte 
in  a  mat-  |  ter  concerning  two  maner  of  Mariages.  |  With  one 
hudreth  of  Epigram-  |  mes :  and  three  hundreth  of  Epigrammes  | 
vppon  three  hundreth  Prouerbes :  and  a  |  fifth  hundred  of  Epi- 
grammes. I  Whereunto  are  newly  added  a  fixte  hun-  |  dred  of 
Epigrammes  by  the  faide  |  lohn  Heywoode.  |  Anno  Domini. 
1 576.  I  Imprinted  at  London  in  Fleet e-  \Jlreate  neare  to  S.  Dwijianes  \ 
Chiirche  by  Thomas  \  MarJJi.  [^Colophonl  Imprinted  at  \  London 
..  in  Fleat-  \  /treat  by  Thomas  \  Mar/he.  \    1577. 

Quarto.     Black  letter. 

Collation  :    A  a?id  B,foiir  leaves  each  ;  C — P  5,  in  eights. 

Title  as  above,  in  Marsh's  usual  woodcut  recto.    "  The  Table  ",  I  6  verso  to  I  8  (ver- 

border,  A  i ;  on  verso,  "  The  Preface  ",  in  so  blank).    The  epigrams,  K  i  — M  6  (verso 

verse.    The  first  part,  A  2  —  D  5  recto.    The  blank).     Title  to  the  fifth  hundred  of  epi- 

second  part,  D  5  verso  to  G  3  recto  ;  at  the  grams,  M  7  ;  on  verso,  "  To  the  Reader  ",  in 

foot  of  the  same  page  is  a  short  title  to  the  verse.    "The  Table  ",  M  8.    The  epigrams, 

firsthundred  of  epigrams.  "  To  the  Reader  ",  Nl  —  O2.  Title  to  the  sixth  hundred  of  epi- 

in  verse,  G  3  verso.     "The  Table  to  this  grams,  O  3;  on  verso,  "To  the  Reader",  in 

Booke  ",  G  4.    The  epigrams,  G  5  —  I  5 ;  on  verse.    "The  Table  ",  O  4.    The  epigrams, 

I  5  recto  is  a  full-page  woodcut  portrait  of  O  5 — P  5.    The  colophon  as  above  is  at  the 

Heywood.     Title  to  Three  hundred  Epi-  foot  of  the  last  page, 
grams  upon  Three  hundred  Proverbs,  I  6 


140   HEYWOOD,  JOHN. 

The  I  Workes  Of  |  lohn  Heiwood  |  Newlie  Imprin-  |  ted.  | 
Namelie,  (  A  Dialogue,  wherein  are  pleafantlie  contriued  |  the  num- 
ber of  all  the  effectuall  Prouerbs  in  our  |  Englifh  tongue:  Compact 
in  a  matter  |  concerning  two  maner  of  |  Mariages.  |  Together  with 
three  hundred  Epigrammes  vpon  |  three  hundred  Prouerbes.  |  Also 
a  fourth,  fifth  and  sixth  hundreth  of  other  |  very  pleafant,  pithie 
and  ingenious  |  Epigrammes.  |  At  London  \  Imprinted  by  Felix 
Ki tig  ft  on.     1598. 

Quarto.     Black  letter.     Fifth  edition. 

Collation:  A  —  CV,  i?i fours. 

Title  as  above,  with  printer's  device  pre-  preface  in  verse.  The  first  part,  A  2  —  K4. 
ceding  the  imprint,   A  I ;    on  the  verso,  a     Title    to  Three  hundred    Epigrams,    L    i 


Collations  and  Notes.  119 

(verso  blank.)     The  table,  L  2  —  L  4  recto.  The  epigrams,  X  4 — Aa  i  recto.     Title  to 

The  epigrams,  L  4  verso  to   Q  4.      Title  the  sixth  hundred  of  epigrams,  Aa  i  verso, 

to  the  fourth  hundred  of  epigrams,   R  i ;  Epistle  to  the  reader,  in  verse,  Aa  2  recto, 

on  the  verso  is  an  epistle  to  the  reader,  in  The  table,  Aa  2  verso  to  Aa  3  recto.     The 

verse.      The   table,   R   2.     The  epigrams,  epigrams,  Aa  3  verso  to  Cc  3  verso.     Epi- 

R  3 — X  I.      Title   to  the  fifth  hundred  of  logue  by  Thomas  Newton,  Aa  4;    on  the 

epigrams,  X  2;    on  the  verso  is  an  epistle  verso  is  a  colophon  which  copies  the  imprint 

to   the  reader,  in   verse.     The  table,  X  3.  on  the  title. 

This  is  the  last  of  the  collected  works,  and  was  issued  after  the  author's 
death.  The  arrangement  of  the  epigrams  differs  somewhat  from  previous 
editions,  though  the  contents  are  essentially  the  same. 


141    HEYWOOD,  THOMAS  {d.  1650?). 

Troia  Britanica :  |  Or,  |  Great  Britaines  Troy.  |  A  Poem  |  De- 
uided  into  XVII.  feuerall  Cantons,  intermixed  |  with  many  pleafant 
Poeticall  Tales.  |  Concluding  with  an  Vniuerfall  Chronicle  from  the 
Creation,  |  vntill  thefe  prefent  Times.  |  Written  by  Tho:  Heywood.  | 
Et  prodeffe  folent,  &  Delectare  Poetae.  |  London,  \  Printed  by  W.  Jag- 
gard,  idop. 

Folio.     First  edition. 

Collation:  A — Z  and  Aa — Qq,  in  sixes. 

Title  as  above,  with  a  large  woodcut  print-  blank).      Dedication    to   Edward,  Earl   of 

er's  device  of  a  hand  holding  a  scepter,  with  Worcester,  A  3.    "To  the  two-fold  Readers: 

a  portcullis  on  the  top  and  two  branches  of  the   Courteous,   and   the   Criticke  ",  A  4. 

laurel,  a  serpent  coiled  about  the  wrist,  with  "Proemium",  A  5  —  A  6.     The  poem  in 

the  tail  in  its  mouth,  forming  a  small  cir-  seventeen  cantos,  each  being  preceded  by 

cle,  within  which  is  the  word  "  Prvdentia".  an  "argument"  within  a  border  of  printer's 

Around  this  are  devices  of  mermaids,  birds,  ornaments,  and  having  a  "  commentary  "  at 

fruits,  and  flowers,  the  arms  of  the  Station-  the  end,  B  i — Qq  6  (R  3  and  Qq  3  being 

ers'  Company  at  the  bottom,  the  whole  oc-  misprinted  H  3  and  Pp  3  respectively), 
cupying  about  half  the  page,  A  2  (verso 

This  is  the  only  edition.  In  his  address  to  Okes,  the  printer  of  the  "Apol- 
ogy for  Actors",  16 12,  Heywood  complains  of  the  many  errors  in  the  print- 
ing of  this  volume,  and  that  Jaggard  refused  to  publish  a  list  of  errata.  He 
also  complained  that  Jaggard  inserted  the  epistles  of  Helen  to  Paris  and 
Paris  to  Helen,  which  appear  in  this  volume  for  the  first  time,  in  his  third 
edition  of  the  "Passionate  Pilgrim"  of  161 2,  and  thus  conveyed  the  impres- 
sion that  he  had  "  borrowed  "  from  Shakespeare. 


120 


Collations  and  Notes. 


142   HEYWOOD,  THOMAS. 

Gunaikeion  :  |  or,  |  Nine  Bookes  |  of  |  Various  Hiftory.  |  Con- 
cerninge  Women ;  |  Infcribed  by  y^  names  |  of  y*  Nine  Mufes.  | 
Written  by  |  Thom:  Heywoode.  |  Aut  prodefse  folent  |  aut  delec- 
tare  |  London.  \  Printed  by  Adam  Islip.  162^. 

Folio.     First  edition. 

Collation:  Title;  A — Z and  Aa — Rr  t^,  in  sixes. 


Finely  engraved  title  as  above,  surrounded 
by  ten  compartments  containing  figures  of 
Apollo  and  the  nine  Muses,  one  leaf  (verso 
blank).  Dedication  to  Edward  Somerset, 
Earl  of  Worcester,  A  3.    "  To  the  Reader  ", 


A  4.     Index  to  the  nine  books,  A  5  —  A  6. 
The  work,  B  i  —  Rr  5. 

It  is  evident  that  A  I  and  A  2  must  have 
been  blank  leaves  to  complete  the  signa- 
ture. 


143    HEYWOOD,  THOMAS. 

The  I  Hierarchic  |  of  the  bleffed  |  Angells.  |  Their  Names,  or- 
ders I  and  Offices  |  The  fall  of  Lucifer  |  with  his  Angells  |  Written 
by  Tho:  Hey  wood  |  Vita  scelesta  vale,  coelica  vita  veni.  |  London  \ 
Printed  by  \  Adam  IJlip  \  i6j^. 

Folio.     First  edition. 

^,  six  leaves;  A — Z,  Aa — Zz,and  Aaa — F^,  in  sixes;  Ggg, 


Collation 
four  leaves. 

Imprimatur  (in  Latin)  dated  November  7, 
1634,  If  I  (recto  blank).  Engraved  title  as 
above, within  an  arch  formed  of  four  columns ; 
at  the  top,  the  emblems  of  the  Triune  Deity, 
surrounded  by  clouds;  to  the  left,  Jacob's 
dream,  with  angels  ascending  the  ladder, 
with  the  inscription  "Electi";  to  the  right, 
figures  of  the  condemned  being  cast  down 
into  the  mouth  of  hell,  with  the  inscription 
"Reiecti", —  the  whole  beautifully  engraved 
by  Cecill,  If  2  (verso  blank).  Dedication, 
"To  the  Most  Excellent  And  Incomparable 
Lady,  As  Famovs  For  Her  lUvstriovs  Ver- 
tues,  As  Fortvnat  In  Her  Regall  Issve; 
Henretta  Maria,  Queene:  The  Royall  Con- 
sort And  Spovse  Of  The  Pvissant  And  In- 
vincible Monarch,  Ovr  Dread  Soveraigne, 
King  Charles:  Her  Highneffe  moft  lowly 
and  loyall  Subiect  Thomas  Heywood,  In  all 
humilitie  confecrateth  thefe  his  well-wilh- 
ing,  though  vnworthy  Labours",  If  3  (verso 
blank).    «  To  the  Reader  ",  If  4.     "  The  Ar- 


gument", If  5  — If  6.  "The  Seraphim", 
full-page  engraving  by  Payne,  A  I  (recto 
blank).  The  book,  A  2  — E  4.  "The  Cher- 
ubim", full-page  engraving  by  Payne,  E  5 
(recto  blank).  The  book,  £  6 — K  i  recto. 
"  The  Thrones ",  full-page  engraving  by 
Payne,  K  i  verso.  The  book,  K  2  —  Q  5. 
"  The  Dominations  ",  full-page  engraving 
by  Marshall,  Q  6  (recto  blank).  The  book, 
R  I — Z  3  recto.  "The  Vertues",  full-page 
engraving  by  Droeshout,  Z  3  verso.  The 
book,  Z  4 — Ee  3  recto.  "The  Powers", 
full-page  engraving  by  Glover,  Ee  3  verso. 
The  book,  Ee  4  —  LI  4.  "The  Principats", 
full-page  engraving  by  Glover,  LI  5  (recto 
blank).  Thebook,L16  — Tt  irecto.  "The 
Arch-Angell",  full-page  engraving  by  Dro- 
eshout, Tt  I  verso.  The  book,  Tt  2  —  Aaa  5 
recto.  "The  Angell ",  full-page  engraving 
by  Gethinge,  Aaa  5  verso.  The  book,  Aaa 
6— Fff  5.  The  table,  Flif  6— Ggg  3;  on 
verso,  "Errata".     Blank  leaf,  Ggg  4. 


[  No.  142.     Size  of  original,  6i  X  lo]   inches.] 


Collations  and  Notes.  121 

This  is  the  only  edition.    It  contains  the  celebrated  reference  to  Shake- 
speare and  his  contemporaries  that  is  so  often  quoted : 

Our  moderne  Poets  to  that  paffe  are  driuen, 
Thofe  names  are  curtal'd  which  they  firfl  had  giuen; 
And,  as  we  wifht  to  haue  their  memories  drown'd, 
We  fcarcely  can  afford  them  halfe  their  found. 


Mellifluous  Shake-fpeare,  whofe  inchanting  Quill 

Commanded  Mirth  or  Paffion,  was  but  Will. 

And  famous  John/on,  though  his  learned  Pen 

Be  dipt  in  Ca/taly,  is  flill  but  Ben. 

Fletcher  and  Webster,  of  that  learned  packe 

None  of  the  mean'ft,  yet  neither  was  but  lacke. 

Deckers  but  Tom  ;  nor  May,  nor  Middleton, 

And  hee  's  now  but  lacke  Foord,  that  once  were  lokn. 

—  Book  IV.  p.  206. 


144  HIGDEN,  RANULF  {d.  1364). 

Polycronycon.  [Colophon]  C  Imp^ented  m  Southwerke  \  by  my 
Peter  Treueris  at  \  f  expetices  of  lohn  Rey  \  ties  boke  feller  at  \  the 
fygne  of  \  faynt  Ge-  \  orge  hi  \  Poules  cJiyrchyarde.  \  C  The  yere  of 
our  lorde  god  |  M.  CCCCC.  &.  xxvii.  \  the.  xvi.  daye  of  \  Maye. 

Folio.     Black  letter.     Double  columns.    Woodcuts. 

Collation:  aa,  eight  leaves;  bb — hh^  in  sixes;  a — y,  in  eights;  z,  six 
leaves;  A  —  S,  in  eights;   T,  six  leaves;   U — X,  in  eights. 

Title  printed  in  red  above  a  large  woodcut  blank).     Blank  leaf  hh  6.    The  work,  a  I  — 

of  St.  George  slaying  the  dragon,  aa  I ;  on  X  7.     Colophon  as  above,  within  woodcut 

verso,  "An  Introductorie  Anno  diii  M.cccc.  border,  X  8;  on  verso,  the  woodcut  on  the 

lxxxxv",in  five  stanzas  of  seven  lines  each,  title-page  is  repeated  except  that  it  is  not 

"  Prohemye  ",  aa  2  —  aa  3   (verso  blank),  rubricated. 
The  table  of  contents,  aa  4 — hh  5  (verso 

First  printed  by  Caxton  in  1482.  Second  edition,  1495,  by  Wynken  de 
Worde.  In  this  edition,  which  is  a  literal  reprint  of  the  second  the  woodcuts 
are  inserted  for  the  first  time. 

145  HOBY,  SIR  THOMAS  (1530-1566). 

^^^  The  I  Covrtyer  of  |  Covnt  Baldessar  Ca-  |  ftilio  diuided 
into  I  foure  bookes.  |  Very  neceffary  and  profita-  |  table  for  yonge 
Gentilmen  and  Gentil-  |  women  abiding  in  Court,  Palaice  |  or  Place, 
done  into  Englyfhe  |  by  Thomas  Ho-  |  by.  |  Imprinted  at  London 
by  wyllyam  Seres  \  at  the  figne  of  the  Hedg-  \  hogge.     1561. 

Quarto.     Black  letter.     First  edition. 


pomiQXOQ 


[  No.  144.     Size  of  original,  6f  x  n  inches.] 


Collations  and  Notes.                       123 

Collation:  A — C,  in  fours;  A — Zz,  in  fours  ;  one  leaf  unsigned. 

Title  as  above,  within  woodcut  border,  A  that  the  Author  writt  to  the  Lady  Victoria 
I ;  on  verso,  "  The  contentes  of  the  booke  ".  Columna  Marqueffof  Pefcara,  whom  he  men- 
"C  The  Printer  to  the  reader,  greetyng",  tioneth  in  the  Epiftle  before  his  booke", 
A  2;  on  verso,  a  sonnet,  "Thomas  Sacke-  dated  "  In  Burgos  the  xxi.  of  Septembre, 
vylle  in  commendation  of  the  worke.  to  the  1527",  Yy  2  verso  and  Yy  3.  "A  breef  re- 
Reader".  Dedication,  dated  1556,  "To  herfall  of  the  chiefe  conditions  and  qualities 
the  Right  Honorable  the  Lord  Henry  in  a  Courtier",  Yy  4 — Zz  4.  "A  Letter  of 
Haftinges,  fonne  and  heire  apparant  to  the  fyr  L  Cheekes.  C  To  his  louing  frind 
noble  Erie  of  Huntyngton",  signed  Thomas  Mayfter  Thomas  Hoby",  dated  "From  my 
Hoby,  A  3  —  B  2  recto.  The  Epistle  of  the  houfe  in  Woodflreete,  the  16.  of  luly,  1557", 
Author,  "  Vnto  the  Reverend  and  honorable  one  leaf;  on  verso,  the  following  colophon  : 
Lorde  Mychaell  de  Sylua,  Bifhop  of  vifeo  ",  "(j  Imprinted  at  London,  by  Wyllyam  Seres, 
B  2  verso  to  C  3.  Blank  leaf,  C  4.  The  work  dwelling  at  the  wejl  end  of  Poules,  at  the 
in  four  books,  A  i — Yy  2  recto.     "A  Letter  Signe  of  the  hedg/tog." 


146    HOLINSHED,  RALPH  [d.  1580?). 

1577.  I  The  I  Firfte  volume  of  the  |  Chronicles  of  England, 
Scot-  I  lande,  and  Irelande.  |  Conteyning,  |  The  defcription  and 
Chronicles  of  England,  from  the  |  firft  inhabiting  vnto  the  conqueft.  | 
The  defcription  and  Chronicles  of  Scotland,  from  the  |  firft  originall 
of  the  Scottes  nation,  till  the  yeare  |  of  our  Lorde.  1571.  |  The 
defcription  and  Chronicles  of  Yrelande,  likewife  |  from  the  firfte 
originall  of  that  Nation,  vntill  the  |  yeare.  1547.  |  Faithfully  gathered 
and  fet  forth,  by  |  Raphaell  Holinfhed.  |  At  London,  |  Imprinted  for 
George  BifJiop.   |  God  fane  the  Queene. 

1577.  I  The  I  Lafte  volume  of  the  |  Chronicles  of  England, 
Scot-  I  lande,  and  Irelande,  with  |  their  defcriptions.  |  Conteyn- 
ing, I  The  Chronicles  of  Englande  from  WilHam  Con-  |  querour 
vntill  this  prefent  tyme.  |  Faithfully  gathered  and  compiled  |  by 
Raphaell  Holinfhed.  |  At  London,  \  Imprinted  for  George  \  Bifliop.  \ 
God  faue  the  Queene. 

Folio.     Black  letter.     Double  columns.     Woodcuts.     First  edition. 

Collation:  ^,  six  leaves ;  •,  two  leaves ;  A — P,  in  eights ;  Q,  six  leaves ; 
r,  one  leaf;  a — s,  in  eights;  t,  one  leaf;  A  and  (*^*),  two  leaves  each;  *a* 
aud*b*,  six  leaves  each;  A — Z and  Aa — //,  in  eights;  Kk,  four  leaves ;  LI, 
and  Mm,  six  leaves  each;  one  leaf;  ^t^;,  two  leaves;  A — C,  in  eights;  D, 
four  leaves ;  and  A  {repeated)  —  D,  in  eights;  E,five  leaves;  F and  G,  eight 
leaves  each  ;  H,  six  leaves ;  /,  tivo  leaves. 


124 


Collations  and  Notes. 


Imprinted  at  London  by  wyllya 
at  the  fignc  of  the  HeHg. 
hoggc.  1561, 


^-  ^^^ 


[No.  145.] 


Collations  and  Notes. 


125 


Title  as  above,  within  an  ornamental  bor- 
der of  scrolls,  f^  I;  on  verso,  a  coat  of  arms. 
Dedication  to  "  Sir  William  Cecill,  Baron  of 
Burghleygh",  H  2 — H  3  (verso blank).  Pre- 
face to  the  Reader,  f  4 — IT  5.  "Names  of  the 
Authours  from  whome  this  Hiflorie  of  Eng- 
land is  collected",  H  6.  Contents  to  the 
description  of  Britain,  •  I  (verso  blank). 
Dedication  to  S.  William  Brooke,  •  2. 
"The  defcription  of  Britaine",  A  i — Q  6. 
"  Faultes  efcaped",  r  i  (verso  blank).  "The 
Historieof  Englande",a  I — t  i(verso  blank). 
"The  I  Hiflorie  of  Scotlande,  |  conteyning 
the  beginning,  in-  |  creafe,  proceedings,  con- 
tinuance, I  Actes  and  Gouernemente  of  the  | 
Scottifh  nation,  from  the  originall  |  thereof 
vnto  the  yeare .  1571  .  Gathered  |  and  writ- 
ten in  the  Englifh  |  tongue  by  R.  H."  [Im- 
print as  before.  ]  Title  within  woodcut  bor- 
der as  above,  A  I ;  on  verso,  coat  of  arms 
as  before,  and  list  of  authors.     Dedication 


to  "Lorde  Robert  Dudley,  Earle  of  Ley- 
cefler  ",  A  2.  Contents  to  the  description  of 
Scotland,  (*b  I*)  (verso  blank).  Dedication 
to  "Maifler  Thomas  Secford",  (*b  2*) 
(verso  blank).  "The  defcription  of  Scot- 
land", *a*  I— *b*  6 (the  last  leaf  blank). 
"The  I  HistorieofScotlande",Ai  — Kk3. 
"A  Table  ",  Kk  4 — Mm  6.  "  Faultes  and  ouer- 
fightes  efcaped", etc.,  I  leaf.  "The  Hiflorie 
of  Irelande  |  from  the  firfl  inhabitation  | 
thereof,  vnto  the  yeare  1509.  |  Collected  by 
Raphaell  Holinshed,  |  and  continued  to  the 
yeare  1547.  |  by  Richarde  Stanyhurfl".  [Im- 
print as  before.]  Title  within  border  as 
above,  ^  l ;  on  verso,  coat  of  arms  as  be- 
fore, and  list  of  authors.  Dedication  to  "  fir 
Henry  Sydney",  ?^*  2.  "The  Description 
of  Irelande",  A  i  —  D  4.  "The  Historic  of 
Irelande  ",  A  I  —  H  5.  "A  Table  *  *  for  the 
Hiflorie  of  Irelande",  H  6 — I  2  (verso 
blank). 


Volume  II, :  ^],  hvo  leaves;  /,  seve?i  leaves;  u — z,  A — Z,  Aa — Zz,  Aaa — 
Zzz^  and  A  aaa — Dddd,  ifi  eights;  Eeee,  nine  leaves;  Ffff — Yyyy,  in  eights; 
Zzzz,  tivo  leaves ;  A — M,  ifi  fours ;  N,  two  leaves ;  (),  two  leaves. 

made  at  Leith",  etc.  (verso  blank),  inserted 
at  folio  1593,  making  nine  leaves  in  the  sig- 
nature, and  a  folding  map  of  Edinburgh  is 
also  inserted  in  signature  Yyyy  at  folio  1868. 
The  work  is  illustrated  with  a  large  number 
of  rather  rude  woodcuts  of  the  characters  and 
scenes  described, distributed  throughout  the 
text,  the  majority  of  them  being  repeated  a 
number  of  times  at  different  places. 


Title  as  above,  within  a  woodcut  border 
of  scrolls  with  a  coat  of  arms  on  verso,  H  I. 
"The  Preface  to  the  Reader",  If  2  (verso 
blank).  "The  History  of  England"  (sig- 
natures continued  from  the  first  volume), 
t  2  — z  8  and  A  I  —Zzzz  2.  "A  Table  ",  A 
I  —  N  2.  "Faultes  and  ouerfightes",  ()  i — 
0  2.  In  signature  Eeee  there  is  an  extra 
leaf  containing  "The  names  of  the  Knightes 


This  edition  is  known  as  the  Shakespeare  edition,  and  was  supposed  to 
have  been  used  by  him  in  the  production  of  his  Engh'sh  historical  plays. 
The  names  of  both  John  Hunne  and  Lucas  Robinson,  as  publishers,  appear 
in  the  imprint  in  some  copies,  besides  that  given  above.  In  the  second 
edition  the  language  is  altered  and  the  woodcuts  are  omitted. 

HOMER.     See  George  Chapman,  Nos.  34,  35,  36,  37. 


HORATIUS  FLACCUS,  QUINTUS. 

See  Thomas  Urant,  Nos.  75,  76. 
See  Ben  Jonson,  No.  151. 


126  Collations  and  Notes. 

147   HOWARD,  HENRY,  Earl  of  Surrey  (1516-1547). 

^  Songes  And  Sonettes  |  written  by  the  right  honorable  |  Lord 
Henry  Haward  late  |  Earle  of  Surrey,  and  |  others.  |  Apud  Rich- 
ardum  Tottell.  |  1567.  |  Cum  priuilegio.  |  [Colophon]  ^  Imprinted 
at  Lon-  I  don  m  Fletestrete  \  within  Tetnple  barre  at  the  |  figne  of 
the  hand  and  Jiarre,  by  \  Richard  Tottell.  \  Atino.  156^.  \  Cum 
priuilegio. 

Octavo.     Black  letter.     Fifth  edition. 

Collation  :  A — P,  in  eights. 

Title  as  above,  A  l;   on  verso,  "To  the  the  elder",  also  in  italics.     One   hundred 

Reader".     The  sonnets,  two  hundred  and  and  thirty-three  by  "Vncertain  auctours", 

eighty  in  all,  are  divided  as  follows:  The  G  2 — P  i  recto.     "Songes  written  by  N. 

first  forty-one  (including  one  by  an  unknown  G."  (Nicholas  Grimald),  ten  in  number,  P  I 

author)  by  the  Earl  of  Surrey,  A  2  —  C  2  recto  to  P  5.     "The  table",  giving  the  first 

verso,  signed  at  end  "Svrrey",  in  italic  capi-  line  of  each  sonnet,  P  6  —  P  7.     The  colo- 

tals.      Ninety-six  by  Sir  Thomas  Wyatt,  C  phon  as  given  above,  P  8  (verso  blank). 
3  —  G  I  verso,  signed  at  end  "S.  T.  VVyate 

This  book,  usually  known  as  "Tottel's  Miscellany",  was  originally  pub- 
Hshed  by  Richard  Tottel  on  the  5th  of  June,  1557.  It  is  claimed  that  the 
copy  of  that  edition  formerly  owned  by  Malone  and  now  in  possession  of 
the  Bodleian  Library  is  the  only  one  in  existence.  To  this  first  edition  Nicho- 
las Grimald  contributed  forty  poems,  thirty  of  which  were  dropped  from  all 
subsequent  editions  and  replaced  by  thirty-nine  others  by  unknown  authors. 
The  second  edition  was  published  on  the  31st  of  July,  1557.  Only  two  copies 
of  this  edition  are  known,  one  in  the  British  Museum  and  the  other  in  the 
library  of  Trinity  College,  Cambridge;  but  as  these  differ  in  some  respects 
from  each  other,  it  is  possible  that  one  at  least  is  a  later  edition  with  the 
title-page  of  the  second  edition.  The  third  edition  is  dated  1559,  and  only 
an  imperfect  copy  (in  the  Grenville  collection)  is  said  to  remain.  The  fourth 
edition  is  dated  1565.  The  present  is  the  fifth  edition.  It  agrees  in  its  con- 
tents with  the  second  edition  of  1557,  and  is  said  to  be  the  most  correct  of 
the  early  editions. 

Of  the  two  hundred  and  eighty  poems  included  in  the  collection,  forty 
were  contributed  by  Lord  Henry  Howard,  who  was  not  actually  Earl  of 
Surrey,  but  only  so  called  by  courtesy.  The  largest  and  most  important 
contribution  was  that  of  Sir  Thomas  Wyatt  (i  503-1 542),  from  whose  works 
ninety-six  poems  were  selected.  Nicholas  Grimald  (1519-1562),  as  already 
stated,  originally  contributed  forty  poems,  thirty  of  which  were  subsequently 
dropped.  Of  the  one  hundred  and  thirty-four  poems  by  "Vncertaine 
Auctours",  two  have  been  identified  as  by  Thomas,  Lord  Vaux,  one  by  John 


Collations  and  Notes. 


127 


Heywood,  and  one  by  Edward  Somerset.  The  rest  still  remain  unidentified, 
although  it  is  reasonably  certain  that  Thomas  Churchyard  and  Sir  Thomas 
Bryan  were  among  the  authors. 

Lord  Henry  Howard  was  the  author  of  the  first  written  blank  verse  in  the 
English  language,  the  translation  of  the  second  and  fourth  books  of  Virgil's 
^neid,  1557.  He  was  preceded  in  print,  however,  by  Grimald,  who  con- 
tributed some  blank  verse  to  the  present  miscellany,  published  a  few  weeks 
earlier. 


SONGES 

ANDSON 

by  the  Right  honourable 

Lord  Henry  Hdroard 

iaccEarle  of  Surrey  ,and 
others, 


Imprinted  at  London  by  lohnVVia- 

deL  I  5  8  5 . 

[No.  148.] 


128  Collations  and  Notes. 

148   HOWARD,  HENRY,  Earl  of  Surrey. 

Songes  I  And  Son-  |  nets,  Written  |  by  the  Right  honourable  | 
Lord  Henry  Haward  |  late  Earle  of  Surrey,  and  |  others.  |  Imprinted 
at  Londo7i  by  loJut  Win-  |  det.     iS^S- 
Octavo.     Black  letter.     Seventh  edition. 

Collation:  A — P,  in  eights. 

Title  as  above,  with  a  headband  formed  verso.   Poems  by  "Vncertaine  Auctours", 

of  printer's  ornaments  and  an  ornamental  G  2  —  P  I  verso,  ending  in  the  middle  of 

device  preceding  the  imprint,  A  i ;  on  the  the  page,    "  Songs  written  by  N.  G.  of  the 

verso,  an  address  "To  the  Reader".     The  ix  Mufes"  (Nicholas  Grimald),  P  i  verso 

Earl  of  Surrey's  poems,  A  2  —  C  3  recto,  to  P  6  recto.     The  table,  P  6  verso  to  P  8 

ending   in   the   middle   of  the   page.      Sir  (verso  blank). 
Thomas  Wyatl's  poems,  C  3  recto — G  I 

In  the  preceding  article  the  different  editions  of  this  book  up  to  and 
including  the  fifth  were  enumerated.  The  sixth  edition  was  published 
in  1574,  and  was  the  last  one  printed  by  Tottel,  The  present  copy  is 
of  the  seventh  edition,  and  in  its  contents  agrees  with  the  one  previously 
described. 


149   HUNNIS,  WILLIAM  (^.1597). 

A  Hyve  FvU  |  of  Hunnye :  |  Contayning  the  Firfte  |  Booke  of 
Moses,  called  |  Genesis.  |  Tvrned  into  English  |  Meetre,  by  William 
Hunnis,  one  |  of  the  Gent,  of  her  Maiefties  Chappel,  |  and  Maifter 
to  the  Children  |  of  the  fame.  |  Scene  and  allowed,  accordinge  to 
the  I  Order  appointed.  |  Imprinted  \  at  London  in  Fleetjlreete,  neere 
vnto  I  Sainct  Dunjlanes  Church,  by  \  Thomas  Marsh.  \  iSjS.  \  Cum 
Priuilegio. 

Quarto.     Black  letter.     First  edition. 

Collation:  Four  leaves  ;  A — Kk,  in  fours. 

Title  as  above,  within  Marsh's  usual  wood-  Frendes  Trauayle",  by  Thomas  Newton, 
cut  border,  first  leaf;  on  verso,  woodcut  "The  Argvment  of  this  Booke",  fourth  leaf, 
device  (Bear  and  Garter,  1578).  Dedication  The  work,  with  genealogical  diagrams  in- 
to Robert  Dudley,  Earl  of  Leicester,  in  terspersed  throughout  the  text,  A  i  —  Kk4; 
acrostic  verses,  second  leaf;  on  verso,  "To  on  verso, "  Faultes  efcaped  in  the  Printing 
the  friendlye  Reader",  in  acrostic  verses,  of  this  Booke".  The  colophon  is  at  the  foot 
Largeheraldicdevice,  with  verse,  third  leaf;  of  Kk  4  recto.  (Signature  Gg  3  misprinted 
on  verso,  "In  the  Commendation  of  this  his  G  3.) 


Collations  and  Notes. 

THE   ESSAYES    OF 

A  PRENTISEJNTHE 

DIVINE   ART    O  F 

P  O  E  S  I  E, 


129 


Imprinted  at  Ed  inbrugh,  by  Thomas 
Vautroullicr. 
1584. 

CVM    PR'IVILBGIO 

R.  £  G  A  L  I. 

150  JAMES  I.  OF  ENGLAND,  VI.  OF  SCOTLAND  (1566-1625). 

The  Essayes  Of  |  A  Prentise,  In  The  |  Divine  Art  Of  |  Poesie.  | 
Imprinted  at  Edinbrugh,  by  Thomas  \  Vautroullicr.  \  158^.  \  Cvm 
Privilegio  \  Regali. 

Quarto.     First  edition. 

Collation:  -k,  four  leaves ;  A — P,  ifi  fours. 

Title  as  above,  with  the  device  of  "An-  contained  ".  Commendatory  sonnets  and 
chora  Spei"  before  the  imprint,  •  i ;  on  the  poem  by  T.  H.,  R.  11.,  M.  W.,  M.  \V.  F., 
verso,  "The  Catalogve  of  the  workis  herein     A.   M.,  and  Hercules  Rallock,  •  2  —  •  4. 


1)0 


Collations  and  Notes. 


"Acrostichon"  by  Archbishop  Patrick 
Adamson,  A  I ;  on  the  verso,  an  epigram 
by  the  same,  both  in  Latin.  One  blank  leaf, 
A  2.  "Ane  Qvadrain  of  Alexandrin  Verse  ", 
A  3  recto.  Sonnets,  A  3  verso  to  C  i  (verso 
blank).  Title  to  "The  Vranie  tranflated", 
C  2  (verso  blank).  "To  the  fauorable  Read- 
er ",  C  3  —  C  4 ;  on  the  verso  is  a  short  poem 
in  French.  "The  Vranie",  D  i — G  I  (verso 
blank).  Title  to  "Ane  Metaphoricall  Inven- 
tion Of  A  Tragedie  Called  Phoenix",  G2;  on 
the  verso,  the  preface  within  a  fanciful  black 
border.  An  expansion  of  the  preface,  G  3 
(verso  blank).  The  poem,  G  4  —  I  2.  "A 
Paraphrasticall  Translation  Ovtof  The  Poete 
Lvcane",  I  3  (verso  blank).  The  poem,  I 
4.    "Ane  Schort  Treatise,  Conteining  Some 


Revlis  and  cautelis  to  be  obseruit  and  ef- 
chewit  in  Scottis  Poefie  ",  K  i ;  on  the  verso 
is  a  "Qvadrain  of  Alexandrin  Verse".  "The 
Preface  To  the  Reader",  K  2  —  K  3  recto. 
Sonnets,  K  3  verso  to  K4(versoblank).  The 
work,  L  I — N  I  (verso  blank).  "The 
CIII.  Psalme,  Translated  Ovt  Of  Tremel- 
livs  ",  N  2  (verso  blank).  The  psalm,  N  3  — 
N  4.  One  blank  leaf,  O  l.  "Ane  Schort 
Poeme  Of  Tyme",  O  2.  One  blank  leaf, 
O  3.  "A  Table  Of  Some  Obscvre  Wordis", 
O4 — P  2  (verso  blank).  "Sonnet  of  the 
Authour",  P  3  (verso  blank).  "I  Have 
Insert  For  The  Filling  Ovt  Of  Thir  Vacand 
Pageis,  The  Verie  wordis  of  Plinius  vpon 
the  Phoenix,  as  followis",  P  4. 


There  was  a  second  issue  of  this  volume  dated  1585,  some  leaves  of 
which  differ  from  the  first. 


151   JONSON,  BEN  (1572-1637). 

Q.  Horatius  |  Flaccus:  |  His  Art  of  Poetry.  |  Englished  By  |  Ben: 
Jonfon.  I  With  other  Workes  of  the  |  Author,  never  Printed  |  be- 
fore. I  London :  \  Printed  by  J.  Okes,  for  John  \  Benfon.     16^0. 

Twelvemo. 


Collation:  A — C,  in  twelves;  D,five  leaves;  d,  fourteen  leaves;  E, 
four  leaves ;  e,  twelve  leaves;  F  and  G,  twelve  leaves  each. 


One  blank  leaf,  A  I.  One  leaf  having  at 
the  foot  of  the  recto  the  printed  signature 
"A  2"  within  an  ornamental  border,  and 
on  the  verso  the  license  to  print,  as  follows  : 
"Imprimatur:  Mat.  Clay.  And  by  other 
Authority.  Febr.  21,  1639",  between  orna- 
0-%(u4 ut'-  mental  bands.  A  portrait  of  Horaee,  en- 
"~~"  graved  by  Marshall, facing  title;  a  laureated 

bust  standing  in  a  niche,  with  the  following 
inscription  below:  "Q:  Horativs  Flaccus, 
his  Art  of  Poetry  Englifht  by  Ben:  Jonfon. 
London.  Printed  for  John  Ben/on.  1640", 
A  3.  Title  as  above,  within  border  formed 
of  printer's  ornaments,  A  4  (verso  blank). 
Dedication,  "To  the  Right  Honourable  Tho- 


mas Lord  Windsore",  A  5  —  A  6.  Com- 
mendatory poems  by  Sir  Edward  Herbert, 
Barton  Holyday,  Zouch  Tounley,  and  I.  C, 
A  7— A  12.  "The  Art  of  Poetry",  B  I— -C  2 
(verso  blank).  Title  to  "Ben:  lonfon's 
Execration  Against  Vvlcan ",  C  3  (verso 
blank).  The  poem,  C  4 — C  8.  One  blank 
leaf,  C  9.  Title  to  "The  Mafque  Of  The 
Gypsies  ",  C  10  (verso  blank).  The  poem,  C 
II  —  D  5  ;  d,  fourteen  leaves ;  E,  four  leaves; 
and  e,  twelve  leaves.  Title  to  "  Epigrams 
To  Severall  Noble  Perfonages  in  this  King- 
dome",  F  I  (verso  blank).  The  poems, 
F  2  — G  II.     One  blank  leaf,  G  12. 


h 


-^  o 


fe 


Collations  and  Notes.  131 

AAA  AAiTi  A  A  t-tiiTiA  At^uTiA  jri^i  AA  f3 "  ri 

<<    ^   ^  >^ 

tiU'   Horatiusgi 

u         rlaccus:         S^^ 

H^       His  (LArt  of  Poetry.      ^ 


|g      ENGLISHED  By      | 
1^        Ben :  Jonion.  d| 

|g  With  other  Workcs  of  the  ^ 
«      Author,  never  Printed       aH> 
before.  g| 


-a-^ 


LONT>  O  N  '. 


H  Printed  by  J.Okcs^  for  John'^ 

*§      '^^"M 1640.        h 


The  collation  given  above  agrees  with  that  given  by  Huth,  but  differs 
considerably  in  the  preliminary  leaves  from  a  copy  described  in  the  Locker 
catalogue.  In  that  copy  occur  verses  by  R.  H.,  "To  The  Reader  Vpon 
the  Author,  his  kinsman",  and  verses  "Ad  Lectores",  which  are  not  in- 
cluded in  any  of  several  copies  examined.  In  one  of  the  copies  there  were 
found,  placed  at  the  end  of  the  "Masque  of  the  Gypsies",  three  leaves 
which  were  evidently  intended  to  form  a  part  of  that  poem,  but  were  can- 
celed. They  are  paged  89,  90,  91,  92,  93,  94,  and  have  the  mark  of  the 
binder's  knife  through  the  centers.  They  were  followed  by  a  single  blank 
leaf  immediately  preceding  the  title  to  the  epigrams. 


1)2  Collations  and  Notes. 

The  engraved  frontispiece  exists  in  a  second  state,  having  the  printer's 
imprint  as  follows :  '■'■London.  Piitited  for  J.  Benfon  and  are  fold  by  IV.  Ley 
at  Pa  ules-  Chayne.     1640. ' ' 

152  JONSON,  BEN. 

Ben :  lonfon's  Exe-  |  oration  againft  |  Vvlcan.  |  With  divers  Epi- 
grams by  I  the  fame  Author  to  feverall  |  Noble  Perfonages  in  |  this 
Kingdome.  |  Never  Publifhed  before.  |  London :  |  Printed  by  J.  O. 
for  John  Bejifon,  and  \  are  to  be  fold  at  his  fJiop  at  St.  Dimfla7is  \ 
Church-yard  in  Fleet-fireete.     1640. 

Quarto. 

Collation:  A — F,  in  fours;  f  two  leaves;  G,  four  leaves. 

A  I  (probably  a  blank  leaf)  wanting  in  the  license  to  print,  as  follows :  "  Imprima- 

this  copy.    Portrait  of  Jonson,  engraved  by  tur  Matth.  Clay.    Decemb  14. 1639".    "The 

Vaughan,  facing  title.  Titleasabove,  within  a  Execration  against  Vulcan  ",Bi — C I  recto, 

border  formed  of  printer's  ornaments,  A  2  Epigrams,  C  i  verso  to  F  4;  f,  two  leaves; 

(verso  blank).    Dedication  by  the  publisher,  and  G  I  —  G  3  recto.     Poem  addressed  to 

"To  the  Right  Honourable  Thomas  Lord  Jonson  by  Zouch  Tounley,  G  3  verso.    List 

Windsor,  &c.,"  A  3  —  A  4;   on  the  verso,  of  errata,  G  4  (verso  blank). 

The  portrait  of  Jonson  included  in  this  volume  is  the  well-known  engrav- 
ing by  Robert  Vaughan.  It  has  below  an  inscription  of  eight  lines  in  Latin 
and  the  following  couplet  signed  by  Ab.  Hall  : 

O  could  there  be  an  art  found  out  that  might 
Produce  his  shape  soe  lively  as  to  Write ! 

In  its  first  state  it  had  an  additional  inscription, — "Are  to  be  sould  by  Wil- 
liam Peake", — and  was  probably  issued  as  a  separate  print.  That  inscrip- 
tion was  then  erased,  and  it  was  used  to  ornament  the  above  volume  and 
the  collected  "  Works  "  of  the  same  date. 

JOVIUS,  PAULUS.     See  Samuel  Daniel,  No.  50. 

153  LANGLAND,  WILLIAM  (i33o?-i4oo?). 

The  Vision  |  of  Pierce  Plowman,  now  j  fyrfte  imprynted  by 
Roberte  |  Crowley,  dwellyng  in  Ely  |  rentes  in  Holburne.  |  Anno 
Domini.  |  1505.  |  Cum  priuilegio  ad  im-  |  primendu  folum.  [Colo- 
phon] C  Imprinted  at  London  by  Roberte  \  Crowley,  dwellyng  in 
Elye  rentes  |  in  Holburne.     The  y ere  of  \  our  Lord  M.D.L. 

Quarto.     Black  letter.     First  edition. 


Collations  and  Notes. 


133 


Collation:  •,  two  leaves;  A  —  Gg  i,  in  fours. 

Title  as  above,  within  an  ornamental  ar-  ending  on  verso  with  the  colophon  as  given 
chitectural  border,  with  the  sun  at  the  top  above.     The  date   1505,  on  the  title,  is  a 
and   I>lward  Whitechurch's  cypher  at  hot-  misprint  for  1550.     (U  3  and  Ff  2  are  mis- 
torn,  •  I  (verso  blank).     "The  Printer  to  printed  T  3  and  F  2  respectively.) 
the  Reader",  •  2.    The  vision,  A  i — Gg  I, 


134  Collations  and  Notes. 

This  poem  is  anonymous,  but  is  attributed  on  the  authority  of  Robert 
Crowley,  its  earliest  editor,  to  Robert  Langelande  or  Longland  (see  extract 
from  his  preface,  given  below).  In  an  early  copy  of  the  poem,  preserved  in 
the  library  of  Trinity  College,  Dublin,  the  author's  name  is  given  as  Wil- 
liam de  Langland.  This  seems  decisive,  that  Langland  was  the  surname  of 
author,  whatever  his  Christian  name  might  have  been. 

In  the  "  Printer  to  the  Reader "  Robert  y'  it  was  firfte  written  about  two  hundred 

Crowley  states,  that  "  Beynge  defyerous  to  yeres  pafte,  in  the  tyme  of  Kynge  Edwarde 

knowe  the  name  of  the  Autoure  of  this  mod  the  thyrde.  .  .  .    He  wrote  altogyther  in 

worthy  worke  [gentle  reader],  and  the  tyme  miter:  but  not  after  y*  maner  of  our  rimers 

of  the  writynge  of  the  fame:  I  did  not  onely  that  write  nowe  adayes  [for  his  verfes  ende 

gather  togyther  suche  anciente  copies  as  I  not  alike],  but  the  nature  of  hys  miter  is,  to 

could  come  by,  but  alfo  confult  fuch  me  as  haue  thre  wordes  at  the  leaste  in  euery  verfe, 

I  knew  to  be  more  exercifed  in  the  ftudie  of  whiche  beginne  with  some  one  letter.  As  for 

antiquities,  then  I  my  felfe  haue  ben.     And  enfample,  the  firfle  two  verfes  of  the  boke 

by  fome  of  them  I  haue  learned  that  the  renne  vpon  .  f .  as  thus. 

Autour  was  named   Roberte  langelande,  a  Iq  g.  fomer  feafon  whan  fette  was  the  Sunne, 

Shropfhere  man,  borne  in  Cleybirie,  about  I  fliope  me  into  fhrobbes,  as  I  a  fhepe  were. 

viii.  myles  from  Maluerne  hilles.  .  .  .  So     ._,  ,  ,,  ^^  ., 

,  .     ,  ,      ,    , ,  ,       .       1  he  next  runneth  vpon  .  H  .  as  thus, 

that  this  I  may  be  bold  to  reporte,  that  it 

r    A«  ™  j„ 1         »»„„  „ft<._  ti,»   .=„  ^     Inhabiteasan  Hermite  vnholy  ofwerckes,  &c. 

was  fyrlte  made  and  wrytten  after  the  yeare  •'  ' 

of  our  lord.  M. III. C.L.  and  before  the  yere,     This  thinge  noted,  the  miter  fhal  be  very 

M,iiiiC.   and   ix.  which  meane  fpafe  was.     pleasaunt  to  read." 

lix  yeres.      We  may  iuftly  coiect  therefore, 

154   LANGLAND,  WILLIAM. 

C  The  vifion  of  |  Pierce  Plowman,  nowe  the  feconde  time  im- 
printed I  by  Roberte  Crowley  dwellynge  in  Elye  rentes  in  Hol- 
burne.  |  Whereunto  are  added  certayne  notes  and  cotations  in  the  | 
mergyne,  geuynge  light  to  the  Reader.  And  in  the  begynning  |  is 
fet  a  briefe  fumme  of  all  the  principall  matters  fpoken  of  in  |  the 
boke.  And  as  the  boke  is  deuided  into  twenty  partes  cal-  |  led 
Paffus:  fo  is  the  Summary  diuided,  for  euery  parte  hys  |  fummarie, 
rehearfynge  the  matters  fpoken  of  in  eue-  |  rye  parte,  euen  in  fuche 
order  as  they  |  ftande  there.  C  Imprinted  at  London  by  Roberte  \ 
Crowley,  dwellyng  in  Elye  rentes  \  in  Holburne.  The  yere  of  \  our 
Lord.  M.  Z>.  Z.  I  C  Cmn  priuilegio  ad  imprimendnm  \  folum. 

Quarto.     Black  letter. 

Collation:  •,  and  ^,four  leaves  each;  A —  Gg  2,  in  fours. 

Title  as  above,  •  i  (verso  blank).     "The  ending  on  verso  with  a  colophon  identical 

Printer  to  the   Reader",  •  2.     "A  briefe  with  the  imprint  as  given  above.     Gg  2  is  a 

fume  of  the  principall  poyntes",  *  3 — C  4  blank  leaf, 
(verso  blank).    "  The  Vision  ",  A  I  —  Gg  I, 


Collations  and  Notes.  135 

This  is  not  the  same  book  as  the  first  edition  with  new  title  added,  but 
an  entirely  new  edition.  It  is,  however,  a  literal  copy  of  the  first,  nearly 
line  for  line  and  page  for  page,  with  some  corrections  in  spelling,  etc.,  and 
with  headlines  changed  from  "The  Vision  of  Pierce  Plowman"  to  the 
number  of  the  "Passus".  The  six  leaves  of  "A  briefe  lume  of  the  princi- 
pall  poyntes"  have  been  added;  they  do  not  occur  in  the  first  edition. 

155   LATIMER,  HUGH  (hSsP-isss). 

27  I  Sermons  Prea-  |  chad  by  the  ryght  Reuerende  |  father  in 
God  and  conftant  Matir  of  |  Jefus  Chrifte,  Maifler  Hugh  Latimer, 
as  I  well  fuch  as  in  tymes  paft  haue  bene  printed,  |  as  certayne 
other  commyng  to  our  handes  of  late,  |  whych  were  yet  neuer  fet 
forth  in  print.  |  Faithfully  perufed  &  allowed  accor-  |  dyng  to  the 
order  apyoynted  in  |  the  Quenes  Maiefties  |  Iniunctions.  |  i.  Hys 
fermon  Ad  clerum.  |  2.  Hys  fourth  fermon  vpon  the  plough.  |  3. 
Hys  .  7  .  fermons  before  kyng  Edward.  |  4.  Hys  fermon  at  Stam- 
forde.  I  5.  Hys  laft  fermon  before  kyng  Edward.  |  6.  His  .  7  .  fer- 
mons vpon  the  Lordes  prayer.  |  7.  Hys  other  .  9  .  fermons  vpon 
certayne  Gofpels  |  and  Epiftles.  |  C  Imprinted  at  London  by  lohn  \ 
Day,  dzvelling  ouer  Alder/gate.  \  C  Cum  gratia  &  priuilegio  Regie 
Maie-  \  Jlatis,  per  fcptenium.  \  Anno.     1362. 

Quarto.     Black  letter.     First  collected  edition. 

Collation:  A  and B,  in  eights;  C,  six  leaves;  D — Q,  in  eights;  A,  four 
leaves;  C  two  leaves ;  B — T,  in  eights;  U^four  leaves. 

Title  as  above,  within  woodcut  border,  fepten-  \  nium.  \  An.    ij62.''\   D    I    (verso 

A  I  (verso  blank).     The  sermons  "Adcle-  blank).     Dedication  to  Katherine,  Duchess 

rum"  and  "Upon  the  Plough",  A  2  — C  6  of  Suffolk,  by  Thomas  Some,  D  2  to  D  3 

(verso  blank).     A  separate  title-page  as  fol-  recto;   on  verso,  "The  Argument".     The 

lows:  "The  Seven  Ser-  |  mons  of  the  reuer-  nine  sermons,  D  4 — Q  8  recto;  on  verso,  the 

end  father,  M.  |  Hughe  Latimer,  whiche  he  colophon  and  large  woodcut  device.     Recto 

preached  |  before  our  late  fouerayne  Lorde  of  L  3  blank.     Another  separate  title-page, 

of  famous  |  memory  king  Edward  the  .  vi.  as  follows :  "Certayn  Godly  |  Sermons.made 

within  the  Prea-  |  ching  place,  in  the  Palace  vppon  the  lords  |  Prayer,  preached  by  the 

at  Weflmin-  |  fter,in  the  yeare  of  our  Lorde.  right  reuerende  |  Father,  and  conftant  mar- 

1549.  I  thefirftsermontheviii.of  I  Marche.  I  tyr    of    Chrift,    Mafter  |  Hughe    Latymer, 

whereunto  are  added  other  two  Ser-  |  mons,  before  the  ryght  honora-  |  ble,  and  vertuous 

afwel  that  he  preached  at  Stamford,  |  as  alfo  Lady  Katherine,  |  Duches  of  Suffolke,  in 

the  laft  that  he  made  before  the  |  late  kyng  the  |  yeare  of  our  Lorde.  |  1553.  |  Whcre- 

Edward,  whiche  he  |  called  hys  vltimum  |  unto  are  annexed  certaine  other  fcr-  |  mons, 

vale.   I  C  Imprinted  at   Lodon   by  lohn   \  preached  by  the  fayde  reuerende  Father,  in  | 

Day,   dwelling   ouer  Alder/gate.  \^  Cum  Lincolnefliire,  which  were  gathered,  and  col- 

gratia  &^  pAuilegio  Re-  \  gie  Maiejlatis,  per  lee-  |  ted  by  Auguftinc  Ikrnher,  a  feruaunt 


1)6 


Collations  and  Notes. 


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^7 

SERMONS  PREA. 

ched  by  the  ryght  Reuereadc 
fafJjct  indSoDanDconftant  fl^atit  of 

toell  fuct)  ais  in  tpmes  pad  IjaiK  tenep;«nteD, 

80  wtta^nc  otl)cr  cetnmpnct  ce  (mr  l)antie0(rf  late, 

fc!jprt)fDeret>ct  ncuctict  fojtb  mpjint. 

iPaitljfuUp  pcrufcD*  allofecD  accoja 

Opngto  tl)co?tcr  appopntcl>  m 

rbe  illitcnc0  ^ateUtCd 

3lmunction0» 

1*    l^pfl  fermon  Ad  clcmm. 
L-i  2.    ^psfoMrtt)  fermon  bpontfteplouffbt 
I^p0.7«  rermons  before  kpng  (^otuaro. 
!^?0  rermon  at^tamfe^Df. 
^pglatt  fermon  befo;ebt>ng  Cotoarlu 
I^P0*  7*fermons  l)pon  t^e  llojDes  p^aper* 
>    ^r0  ott)er*9.fQrmons  Dponcsrtapne  <0ofpd0 
anoepimes. 

C3mp?inten  at  lonnon  tjp  3o!jn 

BDap,otoeUmg  ouer^tioecfgate. 

CCumgrada&priuilegioRegi^  Maie* 
(hcis,pcr  Icpccaiuta, 

AaQO.I5<2^ 


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[No.  155.] 


Collations  and  Notes.  137 

of  his,  I  though  not  fo  perfectly  as  they  were  by  lohn  \  Day ,  dwelling ouer  Alderf gate.  \  C 

vtte-  I  red:  yet  faythfully  &  truly,  to  the  sin-  Cum  gratia  S^  priuilegio  Re-  \  gie  Maieftatis, 

gu-  I  lercommoditie&profyt  of  the  chrifte  |  per/epten-  \  tiium.  \  An.  ij62.'\  A  i  (verso 

reader,  faythfully  perufed  &  alow-  |  ed  ac-  blank).      Dedication    to    Lady    Katherine, 

cording    to    thorder    appoin-  |  ted    in    the  Duchessof  Suffolk,  by  Augustine  Bernher,  A 

Queenes  Maie-  |  flies  Iniunctions.  |  C  Re-  2  —  C  2.    The  seven  sermons  on  the  Lord's 

pent,  repent,  for  the  kingdom  of  |  God  is  at  Prayer,  and  nine  other  sermons,  B  i  —  U  4. 
hande.  |  Math.  3.  |  C  Imprinted  at  Lodon 

This  is  the  first  edition  in  quarto,  and  the  first  collected  edition  of  all  of 
Latimer's  sermons  that  have  been  preserved.  Aside  from  their  obvious  in- 
terest to  all  students  of  the  English  Reformation,  they  will  always  be  of 
great  value  for  their  strong,  vigorous  language,  and  the  light  they  throw  on 
the  condition  of  the  people  of  England  at  that  period. 


156   LAVATER,  LEWIS  (1527  P-I586). 

Of  ghoftes  I  and  fpirites  walking  |  by  nyght,  |  and  of  ftrange 
noyfes,  crackes,  and  |  fundry  forewarnynges,  whiche  |  commonly 
happen  before  |  the  death  of  menne,  |  great  flaughters,  |  &  altera- 
tions I  of  kyng-  I  domes.  |  One  Booke,  |  Written  by  Lewes  Laua-  | 
terus  of  Tigurine.  |  And  tranflated  into  Eng-  \  lyfhe  by  R.  H.  | 
Printed  at  London  by  Henry  Benneyman  \  for  Richard  Watkyns. 
1572. 

Quarto.     Black  letter.     First  edition. 

Collation:  Two  leaves  unsigned  j  b,  four  leaves;  c,  two  leaves;  A — E  e  2, 
in  fours. 

Title  a5  above,  within  elaborate  woodcut  of  Tigurin  wilheth  health",  b  i — b  3.     The 

border,  first  leaf.    "To  the  Reader",  by  the  table,  b   3  verso   to   c   i   recto,     "Faultes 

translator,  verso  of  first  leaf  and  second  leaf,  efcaped   in   the   Print",  c    i    verso.     "An 

Dedication,  "1[  To  the  right  excellent  and  aduertifement  to  the   Reader",  c  2  (verso 

mofte  wife  and  vertuouslorde  lohn  Steigerus,  blank).     The  work,  in  three  parts,  ending 

Coful  of  the  noble  comon  welth  of  Berna,  with  a  colophon,  A  I — Ee  2. 
his  good  lorde  and  patron,  Lewes  Lauaterus 

« 

The  bibliographers  do  not  seem  to  have  identified  the  translator, "  R.  H." 


157   L'ISLE,  WILLIAM  {d.  iS^j). 

Babilon,  |  A  Part  Of  The  |  Seconde  Weeke  |  Of  Gvillavme  De  | 
Salvstc  Scignevr  |  Dv  Bartas,  |  With  the  Commentarie,  and  margi- 
nal! I  Notes  of  S.  G.  S.  |  Englifhcd  by  William  L'islc.  |  Omnc  tulit 


138  Collations  and  Notes. 

punctum  qui  mifcuit  vtile  dulci.  |  Imprinted  at  Lofidon  by  Ed.  Bol- 
lifant,  I  for  Richard  Watkins.  \  15^6 
Quarto,     First  edition. 

Collation  :  A — /,  /';/  fours;  K,  two  leaves. 

Title  as  above,  with  ornamental  woodcut  of  the  two  firft  dayes  of  the  fecond  weeke  of 

bands  at  the  top  and  before  the  imprint,  A  i  Guil.  de  Salvste  Seigneur  Du  Bartas  ",  B  i  — 

(verso  blank).    Dedication  to  "  Charles  Lord  B  4  (verso  blank).     The  work,  C  I  —  K  I. 

Howard,  Baron  of  Effingham  ",  signed  Wil-  Blank  leaf,  K  2.    The  work  is  partly  in  black 

liam  L'isle,  A  2  —  A  4.     "Th'  Argument  letter  and  partly  in  the  Roman  character. 

158  LODGE,  THOMAS  (i558?-i625). 

A  fig  for  Momus :  |  Containing  |  Pleafant  varietie,  included  in 
Satyres,  |  Eclogues,  and  Epistles,  by  T.  L.  of  Lin-  |  colnes  Inne 
Gent.  I  Che  pecora  fi  fa,  il  lupo  felo  mangia.  |  At  London  \  Printed 
for  Clement  Knight,  and  are  to  bee  \  folde  at  his  fliop  at  the  little 
North-  I  doore  of  Paules  Church.  \  isgS- 

Quarto.     First  edition. 

Collation  :  A — /  3,  /«  fours. 

Title  as  above,  with  printer's  ornament  in  uant,  wifheth  all  health  and  happines",  A  2. 

center,  A  I  (verso  blank).    Dedication, "To  "To  the  Gentlemen  Readers  whatfoeuer  ", 

the  Right  Honorable  and  thrice  renowned  A3  and  A  4;  on  verso,  errata.    The  poems, 

Lord,  William  Earle  of  Darbie:    Thomas  B  i  —  I  3. 
Lodge,  his  mofl  humble  and  deuoted  fer- 

These  satires  are  addressed  to  anumber  of  the  author's  contemporaries — 
Spenser,  Drayton,  and  others. 

159  LODGE,  THOMAS. 

Wits  Miserie,  |  and  the  Worlds  |  Madneffe :  |  Difcouering  the 
Deuils  Incarnat  |  of  this  Age.  |  London,  \  Printed  by  Adajn  Iflip, 
and  are  to  be  \  fold  by  Cuthbert  Bur  by,  at  his  fJwp  by  \  the  Roiall- 
Exchange.     i5<^6. 

Quarto.     Black  letter.     First  edition. 

Collation:  A — P,  in  fours  {A  i  blank). 

Title  as  above,  with  headband  and  print-  of  Wards,  Tho.  Lodge  Gentleman,  wiflieth 

er's  ornament,  A  2  (verso  blank).     Dedica-  health,  wealth,  and  heauen",  A  3.    "To  the 

tion,  "To  the  Right  worfliipfull  brothers.  Readers  of  either  fort",  A  4.     The  work 

Nicholas   Hare  of  Stow  Bardolfe   Efquire  under  the  title,  "The  Devils  Incarnate  of 

and  Recorder  of  Lyn,  Hugh  Hare  Efquire,  this   age",   and    the    headline,    "Incarnate 

Bencher  of  the  inward  Temple,  and  lohn  Deuils",  B  i  —  P  4  (verso  blank). 
Hare  Efquire,  Clarke  of  her  Maiefties  Court 


Collations  and  Notes.  139 

This  tract  is  entirely  in  prose.  Lodge  mentions  in  the  work  a  number 
of  his  literary  contemporaries — Spenser,  Lily,  Daniel,  Drayton,  and  T.  Nash. 

160  LOK,  HENRY. 

Ecclesiastes,  |  Otherwise  Called  |  The  Preacher.  |  Containing 
Salomons  Sermons  or  Commentaries  (as  |  it  may  probably  be  col- 
lected) vpon  the  49.  Pfalme  |  of  Dauid  his  father.  |  Compendioufly 
abridged,  and  alfo  paraphraftically  dilated  |  in  English  poefie,  ac- 
cording to  the  analogie  of  Scripture,  |  and  confent  of  the  moft 
approued  writer  thereof  |  Compofed  by  H.  L.  Gentleman.  |  Where- 
unto  are  annexed  fundrie  Sonets  of  Christian  Pas-  |  sions  heretofore 
printed,  and  now  corrected  and  augmen-  |  ted,  with  other  affection- 
ate Sonets  of  a  feeling  con-  |  fcience  of  the  fame  Authors.  |  Pfal. 
144.  I  3.  Lord  what  is  man,  that  thou  regardest  him :  or  the  fonne 
of  I  man,  that  thou  thinkeft  vpon  him  ?  |  4.  Man  is  like  to  vanitie, 
his  dayes  like  a  fhadow  that  vanifheth.  |  London.  |  Printed  by  Rich- 
ard Field,  dwelling  in  the  Blacke-  \  friers  neare  Ludgate.  \  15^7. 

Quarto. 

Collation  :  A  —  Y 5,  in  eights. 

Title  as  above,  A  I  (verso  blank).    Dedi-  The  fecond  of  Comfort,  loy,  and  |  Thankef- 

cation  to  Queen  Elizabeth,  signed  "  Henry  giuing.  |  By  H.  L.  |  Call  vpon  me  in  the 

Lok",  A  2  to  A  4  recto.    "To  the  Christian  day  of  trouble,  fo  will  I  deliuer  thee,  |  and 

Reader",  A  4  verso  and  A  5  recto.     Com-  thou  fhalt  glorifie   me.  |  London,  \  Printed 

mandatory  verses   in    Latin   and   English,  by  Richard  Field.    7597",  I  5  (verso  blank), 

signed  A.  H.  S.,  loh  Lily,  L.  P.,  IL  A.,  and  Dedication  in  verse  to  Queen  Elizabeth,  I  6 

M.  C,  A  5  verso  and  A  6  recto.     Sonnet  to  recto.     On  verso  of  I  6  and  recto  of  I  7,  "A 

Queen  Elizabeth,  A  6  verso.    "  Ecclesiastes  Square  in  verfe  of  a  hundred  monafdlables 

Paraphrased",  A  7  —  I  I;  on  verso,  a  son-  only:  Defcribingthe  caufe  of  Englands  hap- 

net,"Adue  to  worlds  vaine  delight".    "Sun-  pinefle".     "To  the  Chriftian  Reader",  I  7 

dry  Pfalmes  of  Dauid",  I  2  —  I  4.     A  new  verso  and  I  8.    The  "Christians  Passions", 

title-page,  with  printer's  device,  as  follows :  K  i  —  Q  4.     "Svndry  Affectionate  Sonets 

"Sundry Christian  |  Passions, contained  |  in  of  a  Feeling  Conscience",  ending  with  a 

two   hundred  Sonnets.  |  Diuided  into  two  table,  Q  5  —  V  6.     "Sonnets  of  the  Author 

equall  parts:  |  The  firft  confiding  chiefly  of  to  diuers,  collected  by  the  Printer ",V  7 — 

Meditations, Humi-  |  liations,and  Prayers.  |  Y  5. 

The  book  usually  ends  at  signature  V  6.  The  "  Sonnets  of  the  Author 
to  diuers,"  which  are  included  in  the  above  described  copy,  are  said  to  have 
been  added  as  an  afterthought,  and  appear  in  only  three  known  copies. 

161  LUPTON,  THOMAS. 

Sivqila.  |  Too  good,  to  be  true:  |  Omen.  |  Though  fo  at  a  vewe,  | 
Yet  all  that  I  told  you,  |  Is  true,  I  vpholde  you  :  |  Now  ccafc  to 


140  Collations  and  Notes. 

aske  why  ?  |  For  I  can  not  lye.  |  Herein  is  (hewed  by  waye  of 
Dialoge,  the  |  wonderfull  maners  of  the  people  of  |  Mauqfun,  with 
other  talke  |  not  friuolous.  |  Imprijited  at  Lon-  \  don,by  Henrie  Byn- 
neman,  dwel-  \  ling  in  Thames  Jlreate,  neere  to  \  Baynerds  Cajiel.  | 
Anno  Domini.     1580. 

Quarto.     Black  letter.     First  edition. 

Collation  :  A,  two  leaves;  B — F,  in  fours;  Z,  six  leaves. 

Title  as  above,  within  border  of  printer's  cation  to  Sir  Christopher  Hatton,  signed 
ornaments,  A  i ;  on  verso,  a  large  w^oodcut,  Thomas  Lvpton,  A  2.  The  work,  under  the 
filling  the  whole  page,  of  the  coat  of  arms  title  "Too  good  to  be  true",  B  i — Z  5, end- 
probably  of  Sir  Christopher  Hatton.    Dedi-  ing  with  a  colophon.     One  leaf  blank,  Z  6. 

A  dialogue  in  imitation  of  More's  "Utopia".  The  second  edition  was 
issued  in  1584. 


162   LYDGATE,  JOHN  (i37o?-i46o  ?). 

C  This  boke  is  compyled  by  Dan  Johfi  |  Lydgate  monke  of 
Burye/at  the  excitacion  &  fty-  |  rynge  of  the  noble  and  victorious 
prynce/Kynge  |  Henry  the  fyfthe/i  the  honoure  glorie  &  reue  | 
rence  of  the  byrthe  of  our  mofte  bleffed  |  Lady/mayde/wyfe/& 
mother  of  our  |  lorde  Jefu  Chrifte/Chapitred  |  as  foloweth  by  this 
Table.  [Colophon]  C  Imprynted  at  Londojt  in  the  Flete-  \  Jiretejby 
me  Robert  Redmanj dwellynge  in  \  faynt  Dunjlones  pary/JJiejnext 
y'  chtir-  I  che.  In  the  yerc  of  our  lorde  god.  |  MCCCCC.XXXI.  The 
fyrjle  daye  of  the  moneth  \  of  Nouembre. 

Quarto.     Black  letter.    Woodcuts.     Second  edition. 

Collation:  Four  preliminary  leaves  without  signatures  [A  ?)\  B — X,  in 
fours;  Aa — Gg,  in  fours ;  Hh,  six  leaves. 

Title  as  above,  with  a  large  woodcut  of  Jesu     chrifle /compyled  |  by    dan     Johan 

the  Annunciation  occupying  the  lower  half  Lydgate/  |  monke   of  faynt  |  Edmondes :  | 

of  the  page,  A  i ;  on  the  verso  is  a  full-page  Burye  |  At  the  excitacion  |  and  flerynge  of 

woodcut  of  the  Presentation  in  the  Temple,  the  noble  |  victoryous  prynce/Kynge  Henry 

Table  of  contents,  ending  with  a  woodcut  of  y«  fiyfthe".     The  work,  B  2  verso  to  Hh  5 

the  Virgin  holding  the  infant  Christ  in  her  verso,  ending  with  the  colophon  as  above, 

arms,  A  2  —  A  4.      Prologue,  B  i  to  B  2  It  is  followed  by  a  full-page  woodcut  repre- 

recto.     On  the  same  page  is  the  sub-title  to  senting  the  flight  into  Egypt,  Hh  6  recto ; 

the  body  of  the  work,  as  follows :  "C  Here  on  the  verso  is  the  printer's  device,  occupy- 

begynneth  the  byrthe  of  our  mofte  |  bleflyd  ing  the  whole  page.    The  volume  has  neither 

lady/mayde/wyfe/and  moder  |  of  our  lorde  paging  nor  catchwords. 

This  work  was  first  printed  in  folio  by  Caxton. 


Collations  and  Notes. 


141 


C€^i0  bo&e  te  com  ppIeD  bp  l^an  Jobn 

ipDgate  tnmifte  of  i^utpt/at  t^e  eiccitacton  ^  ap/ 

rpnge  of  tijeooble  ano  ^icto;iou6  p^pncc/  Itipnge 

i^0tu:i^  t^c  fpftl^e/  f  tQ€  Qonoucc  dlo;U  a^  tcue 

rcnc^of  c^  bp^t^tof  ouctuofte  bUlDci^ 

jLoDpf  nrnpoejUtpft/^mot^ec  of  our 

lo;toe  leTu  C^tOe/ C^pttteD 

80  folotoetti  bp  t^l0  cable* 

* 


:<9^: 


':e2g5): 


[No.  162.] 


142  Collations  and  Notes. 


163  LYDGATE,  JOHN. 

9  The  trage-  |  dies,  gathered  by  Ihon  |  Bochas,  of  all  fuch  Princes 
as  I  fell  from  theyr  eftates  throughe  |  the  mutability  of  Fortune 
fmce  I  the  creacion  of  Adam,  vntil  his  |  time :  wherin  may  be  feen 
what  I  vices  bring  menne  to  deftrucci-  |  on,  wyth  notable  warn- 
inges  I  howe  the  like  may  be  auoyded.  |  Tranflated  into  Englyfh 
by  I  John  Lidgate,  Monke  |  of  Burye.  |  C  Imprinted  at  London, 
by  I  Jo/m  Wayland,  at  the  figne  \  of  the  Siinne  oner  againjl  \  the 
Conduite  ui  Flete-  \  Jlrete.  \  Cum  priuilegio  per  Sep-  \  tenninm. 
Folio.     Black  letter.     Printed  in  double  columns. 

Collation:  if<,  six  leaves;  A — Z  4,  iti  sixes;  &,  six  leaves;  W,  six 
leaves;  •,  six  leaves;  ^,  six  leaves;  ^,  six  leaves;  Aa — Gg  3,  in  sixes. 

Title  as  above,  within  a  woodcut  border  A  3  (verso  blank).  The  work,  A  4 — Gg  3 
of  architectural  design,  having  the  royal  coat  (verso  blank).  The  versos  of  G  4,  L  6,  and 
of  arms  at  the  top  and  the  device,  "Arise,  Dd  i  are  blank.  At  the  beginning  of  the 
for  it  is  day",  at  the  bottom,  supported  on  tragedies  is  a  rough  woodcut  representing 
either  side  by  caryatides,  kj^  I  (verso  blank),  the  creation  of  Eve,  Eve  tempting  Adam  with 
Table  of  contents,  4*2 — ►J<6  (verso  blank),  the  apple,  and  the  expulsion  from  Paradise. 
"  The  Prologue  of  John  Lydgate  monke  of  (Signatures  &  2,  Bb  2  and  Ff  5  are  misprinted 
Burye,  tranflatoure  of  this  worke  ",  A  i —     &  3,  B  2  and  Ff  3  respectively.) 

On  the  title-page  of  the  copy  of  this  edition  described  by  Hazlitt  are 
written  these  words,  "This  book  was  bought  in  the  yere  of  O'  Lorde  God 
1555."  This  seems  to  fix  the  date  of  the  edition  earlier  than  has  been  usu- 
ally assigned  by  Lowndes  and  others.  Wayland  published  another  edition 
dated  1558. 

Some  copies  of  this  edition  have  added  at  the  end  a  title-page  which 
seems  to  have  been  intended  as  a  continuation,  and  which  was  undoubtedly 
the  work  which  afterward  was  published  as  the  '^Mirror  for  Magistrates". 

164  LYLY,  JOHN  (i553?-i6o6). 

Evphves.  I  The  Anatomy  |  of  Wit.  |  Verie  pleafaunt  for  all  |  Gen- 
tlemen to  read,  and  |  mofl  neceffarie  to  remember.  |  wherein  are 
contained  the  |  delightes  that  Wit  followeth  in  his  youth  |  by  the 
pleafantneffe  of  loue  &  the  hap-  |  pineffe  he  reapeth  in  age,  by  | 
the  perfectneffe  of  |  Wifedome.  |  ^  By  lohn  Lyiy  Mafter  |  of  Art.  | 
Corrected  and  augmented.  |  ^  Imprinted  at  London  |  for  Gabriel 
Cawood  dzvel-  \  li?ig  in  Paules  Church-yard.  [Colophon]  ^  Im- 
printed at  London  by  \  Thomas  Eafi,  for  Gabriel  Cawood,  \  dwelling 
in  Paules  Church-  \  yard.     1581. 

Quarto.     Black  letter. 


Collations  and  Notes. 


143 


EVTHVES. 
THE  ANATOMY 
OF  WIT, 

Verie  pleafaunt  for  all 
Gentlemen  to  read^and 

inoft  ncccflarje  to  remember. 

voheretn  are  contained  the 

delightcs  that  Wit  folbwcth  in  his  youtK 

by  the  plcafaiitnefTe  of  loue,  &  the  hap- 

pinefTc  he  reapeth  in  age  ,  by 

the  pcrfcOnefTc  of 

Wiredome. 

^BylohnUyly  Matter 
of  Art, 

Corrofbd  and  augmented. 

([Imprinted  at  London 
for  Gabriel  (jiVDOod  dweU 

ling  in  Paulcs.  Church -yard. 


*" 


[No.  164.] 


144  Collations  and  Notes. 

Collation:  A — Z,  in  fours. 

Title  as  above,  within  border  of  printer's  the  Gentlemen  Readers",  A  4.     "To  my 

ornaments,  A  i  (verso  blank).     Dedication,  verie  good  friends  the  Gentlemen  Schollers 

"  ^;^  To  the  right  Honorable  my  verie  good  of  Oxford",  B  i.     The  work,  B  2  —  Z  4. 

Lord  &  Mafter,  Sir  William  Weft,  Knight,  On  verso  of  Z  4  is  the  colophon  as  above. 

Lord  De  la  Warre  ",  A  2  and  A  3.     "To  with  a  woodcut  crest  and  motto. 

The  first  edition  was  published  in  1579,  in  which  year  there  were  two 
issues.  There  was  another  edition  in  1580,  and  the  above  comes  fourth  on 
Arber's  list.     The  bibliography  of  this  work  is  very  uncertain. 


165   LYLY,  JOHN. 

Evphves.  I  The  Anatomy  |  of  Wit.  |  Verie  Pleafant  for  all  |  Gen- 
tlemen to  reade,  |  and  moft  neceffary  to  |  remember.  |  Wherein  are 
contayned  the  |  delightes  that  wit  followeth  in  |  his  youth,  by  the 
pleafantneffe  of  loue,  |  and  the  happineffe  he  reapeth  |  in  age,  by 
the  perfectnes  |  of  wifedome.  |  By  lohn  Lylie,  Maifter  of  Art.  | 
Corrected  and  augmented.  |  ^  At  London  \  Printed  for  Gabriell 
Cawood,  I  dwelling  in  Paules  Church-yard. 

Quarto.     Black  letter. 

Collation  :  A  —  Y^in  fours. 

Title  as  above,  within  a  broad  border  of  with  increafe  of  Honour",  A  2  —  A3.    "To 

printer's   ornaments,  A    I    (verso   blank),  the  Gentlemen  Readers ",  A  4.     "  To  my 

Dedication  to  "  my  verie   good  Lord  and  verie  good  friends  the  Gentlemen  Schollers 

Maister,  Syr  William  Weft,  Knight,  Lord  of  Oxford",  B  I.     The   work,   B  2  — Y  3, 

de  la  Warre :  lohn  Lylie  wifheth  long  life.  Blank  leaf,  Y  4. 

Cawood  printed  a  great  number  of  editions  of  Lyly's  "  Euphues",  the  ear- 
liest bearing  date  being  that  of  158 1.  The  above  edition  is  not  described 
by  Arber  in  his  list  of  editions,  but  was  probably  published  about  1590. 


166  LYLY,  JOHN. 

^  Euphues  and  his  England.  |  Containing  |  his  voyage  &  aduen- 
tures,  mixed  with  |  fundrie  pretie  difcourfes  of  honeft  |  Loue,  the 
defcription  of  the  |  Countrie,  the  Court,  and  |  the  manners  of  |  that 
Ifle.  I  Delightfvl  to  |  be  read,  and  nothing  hurtfull  to  be  regar-  | 
ded :  wherein  there  is  fmall  offence  |  by  lightneffe  giuen  to  the 
wife,  I  and  leffe  occafion  of  loofe-  |  neffe  proffered  to  the  |  wanton.  | 
^  By  lohn  Lyly,  Maifter  |  of  Arte.  |  Commend  it,  or  amend  it.  | 


Collations  and  Notes. 


145 


^Cr 


^Euphuesand  hisEngland. 
CONTAINING 

his  voyage  &  aduentures,niixe(i  with 

fundrie  pretie  difcourfes  of  honeft 

Louc  ,  the  delcription  of  the 

Countrie,thc  Court.aiid 

the  manners  of 

that  Jfle. 


T>ELigHTFVL  rOf, 

be  read,and  nothing  huitfull  to  be  regar- 
ded :  wherein  there  is  fmall  oftcnce 
by  hghtneHe  giuen  to  the  wife, 
and  leffe  occafion  of  loofe- 
nelTe  proffered  to  the 
wanton, 

^^By  lohrt  Lyly.Maiftcr 
of  Arte. 

Commend  it,  or  amend  it. 


.rr^ 


^Imprinted  at  London  for 

Gabriel  Cawood,  dwelling  in 
Paulcs  Churchyard* 
t  9  8  2  .  ' 


[No.   166.  J 


10 


146  Collations  and  Notes. 

^  Imprinted  at  London  for  \  Gabriel  Cawood,  dwelling  in  \  Paules 
Churchyard.  \  1582.  [Colophon]  ^  Imprinted  at  London,  by  Tho- 
mas East,  for  Gabriel  Ca-  \  wood  dwelling  in  Paules  Church-yard. 
1582. 

Quarto.     Black  letter. 

Collation:  A,  ^,  and  B — LI,  in  fours. 

Title  as  above,  within  border  of  printer's  would  ",  ^  i  and  1[  2.     "  To  the  Gentlemen 

ornaments,  A  I  (verso  blank).     Dedication  Readers  ",  IT  3  and  51 4  (verso  blank).    The 

to  Edward  de  Vere,  Earl  of  Oxford,  A  2 —  work,  ending  with  colophon  as  above,  B  I  — 

A  4.     "  ^  To  the  Ladies  and  Gentlewomen  LI  4  (verso  blank), 
of  England,  lohn  Lyly  wiflieth  what  they 

The  first  edition,  of  which  no  perfect  copy  is  known,  was  issued  in  1580; 
and  there  was  another  edition  the  same  year.  In  Arber's  list  the  above  is 
called  the  fourth  edition. 

167  LYLY,  JOHN. 

Euphues  and  his  England.  |  Containing  H's  Voi^  |  age  And  Ad- 
ventvres,  Mixed  |  with  fundrie  prettie  difcourfes  of  honefb  Loue, 
the  de-  |  fcription  of  the  Countrie,  the  Court,  and  the  |  manners 
of  the  Ifle.  I  Delightfull  to  be  read,  and  nothing  hurt-  |  full  to  be 
regarded,  wherin  there  is  fmall  offence  by  light-  |  neffe  giuen  to 
the  wife,  and  leffe  occafion  of  loofeneffe  |  proffered  to  the  wanton.  | 
By  lohn  Lyly  Maifler  of  |  Arte.  |  Commend  it  or  amend  it.  |  Lon- 
don I  Printed  for  Gabriel  Cawood,  dwellifig  in  Paules  \  Churchyard. 
1592. 

Quarto.     Black  letter. 

Collation:  A — Ff  2,  in  fours. 

Title  as  above,  A  I  (verso  blank).     Dedi-  "To  the  Gentlemen  Readers",  B  2.     The 

cation  to"my  verie  good  Lord  and  Maifler,  work,  B  3  —  Ff  2  (verso  blank),  ending  with 

Edwardde Vere, Earleof Oxenford", A2 —  the   colophon  "London,  Printed  by  Abell 

A  4  recto.     "To  the  Ladies  and   Gentle-  leffes    for    Gabriel    Cawood,   dwelling    in 

women   of   England",  A  4  verso  to  B  i.  Paules  Churchyard." 

This  edition  is  not  described  in  Arber's  list. 
MACCHIAVELLI,  NICOLO.     See  Peter  Whitehorne,  No.  259. 

168  MAGDALEN,  MARIE. 

Marie  Mag-  |  dalens  Lamen-  |  tations  For  The  |  Losse  Of  Her  | 
Master    lesvs.  I  Difce    mori    mundo  vivere    difce    Deo.  I  London,  I 


Collations  and  Notes.  147 

Printed  by  Adam  IJlip  for  Edward  White,  and  are  to  \  be/old  at  his 
fliop,  divelling  at  the  little  North  dore  \  of  -Paules,  at  the  figne  of 
the  Gun.  \  1601. 
Quarto. 

Collation  -.A  —  H,  in  fours. 

Title  as  above,  having  across  the  top  of  The  lamentations,  B  i  —  H  4,  the  last  leaf 

the  page  a  broad  woodcut  border,  and  a  de-  blank. 

vice  made  of  four  printer's  ornaments  in  the  Each  "  lamentation  "  has  its  title  within  a 

center,  A  2  (verso  blank),  preceded  by  a  broad  border  of  printer's  ornaments, 
blank  leaf,  A  i.     The  preface,  A  3 — A  4. 

This  has  been  ascribed,  but  probably  on  insufficient  authority,  to  Nicho- 
las Burton, 


169   MARLOWE,  CHRISTOPHER   (1564-1593?);    DAVIES,   SIR 
JOHN  (1569-1626). 

All  I  Ovids  Elegies :  |  3.  Bookes.  |  By  C.  M.  |  Epigrams  by  J. 
T>.  \  At  Middlebovrgh. 
Octavo. 

Collation  -.A — F,  in  eights. 

Title  as  above,  A  I  (verso  blank).  "Ovid's  Elegies",  A  2  —  E  8  verso,  ending  in  the 
middle  of  the  page.     Davies's  epigrams,  E  8  verso  to  F  8. 

All  the  editions  of  this  work  bear  the  imprint  Middleborough,  and  are 
without  date.  There  is  considerable  doubt  as  to  whether  any  of  them 
were  really  printed  there,  and  it  is  almost  certain  that  some  of  them  were 
printed  in  London.  The  titles  of  the  first  two  editions  read  as  follows  : 
"  Epigrammes  and  Elegies.  By  L  D.  and  C.  M.  At  Middleborugh'\  Both 
are  in  twelvemo.  The  above  described  edition  is  generally  regarded  as 
having  been  printed  about  1596,  and  is  the  first  in  which  the  work  appeared 
in  its  complete  form.  There  is  another  edition  of  about  the  same  time, 
having  the  same  title.     The  above  is  therefore  the  third  or  fourth  edition. 


170   MARLOW,  CHRISTOPHER,  and  CHAPMAN,  GEORGE. 

Hero  I  And  |  Leander :  |  Begun  by  |  Chriftopher  Marloc,  |  and 
finifhed  by  |  George  Chapman.  |  Vt  Nectar,  Ingenium.  |  London :  \ 
Printed  by  N.  Okes  for  William  Leake,  and  are  to  be  \  fold  at  his 
fhop  in  Chancery-lane  neere  the  \  Roicles.     i^jy. 

Quarto.     Seventh  edition. 


148  Collations  and  Notes. 

Collation:  A — K,  in  fours. 

Title  as  above,  A  i  (verso  blank).  Dedication  to  Sir  Thomas  Walsingham,  A  2.  The 
poem,  A  3  —  K  4. 

The  first  edition,  published  in  1598,  contains  Marlowe's  part  only.  The 
work  was  finished  by  Chapman,  and  in  its  complete  form  was  first  issued  in 
1606. 


171    MARY. 

The  I  Song  of  |  Mary  the  Mo-  |  ther  of  Christ :  |  Containing  the 
ftory  of  I  his  life  and  pafsion.  |  The  teares  of  Christ  in  the  garden  :  | 
with  I  The  defcription  of  heauenly  |  lerufalem.  |  London,  |  Printed 
by  E.  Allde  for  William  Ferbrand,  \  dwelling  7ieere  Guild-hall  gate 
at  the  flgtie  of  the  |  Crowne.     1601. 

Quarto. 

Collation:  A — F,  in  fours. 

Title  as  above,  with  printer's  device  in  center,  A  I  (verso  blank).  The  work  A  2 — 
F  4.     The  verso  of  C  4  blank. 

The  author  of  this  work  is  not  known,  but  other  men  have  made  use  of 
his  labors.  On  signature  F  i  occurs  a  poem  on  "  The  description  of  the 
hauenly  lerufalem",  beginning, 

"  lerufalem,  my  happy  home  ",  etc., 

which  has  been  printed  in  the  various  collections  of  hymns  for  many  years, 
and  has  been  attributed  to  or  claimed  by  many  hymn-writers. 

In  a  recent  work  it  is  given  from  a  MS.  in  the  British  Museum,  and  the 
date  assigned  to  1616,  which  shows  that  the  above  volume  is  not  known 
to  hymn-writers  or  annotators. 


172   MERES,  FRANCIS  {d.  1646). 

Palladis  Tamia.  |  Wits  |  Treasvry  |  Being  the  Second  part  |  of 
Wits  Common  |  wealth.  |  By  |  Francis  Meres  Maifter  |  of  Artes  of 
both  Vni-  |  uerfities.  |  Viuitur  ingenio,  castera  mortis  erunt.  (  At 
London  \  Printed  by  P.  Short,  for  Ciitlibert  Burbie,  and  |  are  to  be 
folde  at  Jus  fhop  at  the  Royall  \  Exchange.     15^8. 

Octavo. 


Collations  and  Notes.  149 

TalUdli  TamiOr, 

WITS 

TREASVRY 

Being  the  Second  pare 
oflVits  Common 


w 


ealch. 


BY 

Frdncis  Meres  Maijler 

of  Artes  of  both  Vni- 
uerfities. 


AT    LONDON 

Printed  by  P.  Short,  for  Cuthbcrt  Burble,  and 
are  10  be  folde  at  his  fhop  at  ;hc  Royall 
Exchange^  1/98' 


Collation:  Four  leaves  without  signatures;  B — Vv,  in  eights. 

Title  as  above,  one  leaf  (verso  blank),     work,  B  i — Vv  5  recto.     "A  Table  of  the 
Table  of  "The  Authors  both  facred  and  pro-     Common  places  into  which  thefe  Similitudes 
fane,  out  of  which  thefe  fimilitudes  are  for     are  digefled",  Vv  5  verso  to  Vv  8. 
the  mofl  part  gathered",  three  leaves.    The 

On  leaf  279  of  the  above  volume  begins  "A  comparatiue  difcourfe  of  our 
Englifh  Poets,  with  the  Greeke,  Latine,  and  Italian  Poets",  in  the  course 
of  which  all  the  principal  English  poets  of  the  day  are  mentioned,  their 
chief  works  alluded  to,  and  in  some  cases  events  of  their  lives  noted. 
Shakespeare's  name  occurs  several  times,  and  is  always  the  subject  of  high 
praise.     The  following  are  the  principal  passages  referring  to  him: 

"As  Plautus  and  Seneca  are  accounted  the  beft  for  Comedy  and  Tragedy  among  the 
Latines:  so  Shakefpeare  among  y«  Englifh  is  the  mofl  excellent  in  both  kinds  for  the 
stage",  etc. 

IO» 


150  Collations  and  Notes. 

"As  Epius  Stolo  said,  that  the  Mufes  would  fpeake  with  Plautus  tongue,  if  they  would 
fpeak  Latin :  fo  I  fay,  that  the  Mufes  would  fpeak  with  Shakefpeares  fine  filed  phrase,  if 
they  would  fpeake  English". 

"As  the  foule  of  Euphorbus  was  thought  to  Hue  in  Pythagoras:  fo  the  fweete  wittie 
foule  of  Ouid  lives  in  mellifluous  &  hony-tongued  Shakefpeare,  witnes  his  Venus  and 
Adonis,  his  Lucrece,  his  fugred  Sonnets  among  his  priuate  friends",  etc.  [When  this  was 
written  the  sonnets  were  still  unpublished,  and  only  circulated  among  Shakespeare's 
friends  in  manuscript.] 

The  above  extracts,  taken  in  connection  with  the  date  at  which  they  were 
pubHshed,  would  seem  to  sufficiently  refute  the  opinions  of  some  modern 
critics  that  Shakespeare  was  not  appreciated  by  his  contemporaries. 


173   MILTON,  JOHN  (Father  of  the  Poet)  (i564?-i647). 

A  I  Sixe-Folde  |  Politician.  |  Together  with  a  Sixe-  |  folde  Pre- 
cept of  I  Policy.  I  Londo7i  \  Printed  by  E.  A.  for  \  lohn  Busby,  and 
are  to  \  be  folde  at  his  Shop  in  \  Saint  Dunflans  Church-  \  yard. 
i6og. 

Octavo. 

Collation:  A,  six  leaves;  B — R  2,  in  eights. 

Title    as    above,   within    an    ornamental  G  6,  and  H  5  are  blank.     One  blank  leaf, 

woodcut  border,  A  I  (verso  blank).    "Philo-  K  3.     "Nearhcvs  to  his  Philodespolvs  ",  K 

despotvs    to    his    Nsearchus",   A   2    (mis-  4  —  K  6.     "Philodespolvs   his  anfwere   to 

printed  A3).  "The  Author  to  the  Reader",  Nsearchus  his  requefl",  K  7  —  L  2  (verso 

A3  —  A  4  recto.    Commendatory  poems  by  blank).    "  Nsearchus,  his  reply",  L  3  —  L6 

"  lo:  Dauis.  Gent. ;  I.  S.  Gent. ;  and  T.  P.",  (verso  blank).     "An  anfwere  to  the  replica- 

A  4  verso  to  A  5.     "The  contents  of  this  tion",  L  7 — M  i  (verso  blank).     "A  Sixe 

Booke",  A  6  (verso  blank).     A  short  sum-  fold  Precept  of  Policy",  M  2  —  R  I.     Sig. 

mary  of  the  contents  of  the  first  part  of  the  N  I  and  the  versos  of  O  7  and  P  2  are 

volume,  B  i  (verso  blank).     "A  Sixe-Folde  blank.     Errata,  R  2  (verso  blank). 
Politician  ",  B  2  —  K  2,    The  versos  of  D  6, 

This  book  is  chiefly  of  interest  on  account  of  its  having  been  written  by 
the  father  of  the  poet. 


174   MIRROR  FOR  MAGISTRATES. 

^  A  Myrrovr  For  |  Magiftrates.  |  Wherein  maye  be  feen  by  | 
example  of  other,  with  howe  gre-  |  uous  plages  vices  are  punifhed: 
and  I  howe  frayle  and  vnflable  worldly  |  profperity  is  founde,  even 
of  I  thofe  whom  Fortune  fee-  |  meth  moft  highly  |  to  fauour.  |  Foelix 


Collations  and  Notes. 


151 


Magiftrates, 

W!)ere<tt  mapcbeftenbp 

example  of  otljcc^tout)  houjc  gre« 

U0U5  plages  tjtce5  are  puntn)e&:aQD 

liotxie  fra^ie  ano  tnftabU  tDe2lDl^ 

p^ofperttp  is  founttc,  eten  of 

tbofetobom  i^e;tunefoe^ 

mttbmoU  btgbi^ 

tx)  faitour« 


F<rftx  qucmfdcUmt  atinta  pcricuU  CdUtimi, 
^nno.  I  5  6  J. 

^Imprinted at  London  in  Fletrjln  te 
one  to  $ayn3  Dtmfca»sChurche 
byThomdSlAaTJbc^ 


[No.  174.] 


152  Collations  and  Notes. 

quern  faciunt  aliena  pericula  cautum.  |  Anno.  1563.  |  ^  Imprinted 
at  London   in  Fletejirete  |  nere   to    Saynct   Diinjlans   CJuirche  |  by 
Thomas  MarJJie. 
Quarto.     Black  letter.     Second  edition. 

Collation:  U  and  A,  four  leaves  each;  B — N,  i?i  eights;  O — U,  ifi 
fours ;  X — Z  and  Aa — Bb,  in  eights ;  Cc,  four  leaves. 

Title  as  above,  within  a  woodcut  border  win   to   the    Reader",   A    I — A   2    (verso 

composed  of  four  pieces  of  an  architectural  blank).  The  work  [parti]  A3  —  L  i  (verso 

design,  having  heads  of  Mars  and  Venus  in  blank).     "C   The   feconde   Parte  Of  The 

a  medallion  in  the  center  of  the  top  piece,  Mirrour  for  Magiflrates.  Wylliam  Baldwyn 

C  I  (verso  blank).     Dedication,  "Love  and  to  the  Reader",  L  2  —  L  3.     The  work,  L 

live.     IT  To  The  Nobilitie  And  all  other  in  4 — Cc  2.     "Table  of  the  firfl  parte",  Cc  3; 

office,  God  graunt  wifedome  and  all  thinges  on    verso,   "The   contentes   of  the   fecond 

nedefull  for  the  preferuacion  of  theyr  Ef-  parte".    "Faultes  efcaped  in  the  Printing", 

tates  .  Amen.",  signed  "Yours mofl humble  Cc  4.     In  addition  to  those  noted,  the  fol- 

VVilliam    Baldwin",    C    2 — C    4    (verso  lowing  leaves  have  the  verso  blank,  B  5,  M  7 

blank).    "C  A  Briefe  memoriallof  Svndrye  and  P  2.    (Signatures  H  7,  L  i  and  N  i  are 

Vnfortvnate  Englilhmen.   I1  VVillyam  Bald-  misprinted  respectively  H  2,  K  i  and  B  I.) 

The  first  edition  of  the  "  Mirror  for  Magistrates"  was  issued  in  1559.  The 
above  is  the  second  edition  and  contains  eight  additional  legends,  and  the 
celebrated  introduction  by  Sackvill.  It  was  edited  by  Wm.  Baldwin,  and 
was  afterward  known  in  the  collected  edition  as  the  third  or  last  part. 


175   MIRROR  FOR  MAGISTRATES. 

A  Myrrovr  |  for  Magiftrates,  |  Wherein  may  be  feene  by  exam-  | 
pies  paffed  in  this  realme,  with  |  howe  greueous  plagues,  vyces  |  are 
punifhed  in  great  prin-  |  ces  and  magiftrates,  |  and  how  frayle  |  and 
vnftable  worldly  profperity  |  is  founde,  where  Fortune  |  feemeth 
mofte  highly  |  to  fauour.  |  Newly  corrected  and  augmented.  |  Anno 
1 571.  I  Foelix  quem  faciunt  aliena  pericula  cautum.  |  Imprinted  at 
London  by  \  Thomas  MarfJte  dwellynge  \  ifi  Fleetjireete,  neare  vnto  \ 
S.  Dujlaties  Chiirche. 

Quarto.     Black  letter.     Third  edition. 

Collation :  •  a7id  A,  four  leaves  each;  B —  V,  in  eights ;  X,  four  leaves. 

Title    as    above,    within    Marsh's    usual  Table  of  the  contentes  of  this  booke",  •  4. 

woodcut  border,  •  I  (verso  blank).     Dedi-  "Willyam  Baldwin  to  the  Reader",  A  i  — 

cation,  "  Loue  and  Lyue  To  Al  The  Nobility,  A  2.     The  work,  A  3  —  X  4,  ending  with  a 

and  all  other  in  office,  God  graunt  wyfdome  colophon  and  large  ornamental  device  made 

and  all  thinges  needefuU  for  the  preferuation  from  printer's  ornaments.    (E  2  and  S  4  are 

of  their  Eflates  Amen",  •  2  —  •  3.     "A  misprinted  D  2  and  R 4  respectively.) 


Collations  and  Notes.  153 

This  edition  is  a  reprint  of  the  second  edition.  The  legends  of  Elynor 
Cobham  and  Duke  Humfrey,  though  mentioned  in  the  table,  are  not  in 
the  book, 

176   MIRROR  FOR  MAGISTRATES. 

*2t^  The  Last  |  part  of  the  Mirour  for  |  Magiftrates,  wherein 
may  |  be  feene  by  examples  paffed  in  |  this  Realme,  with  |  how 
greeuous  plagues,  vyces  are  pu-  |  nifhed  in  great  Princes  &  Magi- 
flrats,  I  and  how  frayle  and  vnftable  worldly  profpe-  |  rity  is  founde, 
where  Fortune  feemeth  |  moft  highly  to  Fauour.  |  Newly  corrected 
and  enlarged  |  Foelix  quem  faciunt  aliena  pericula  cautum.  |  Im- 
prmted  \  at  London  in  Fleetjireete,  7ieere  vnto  \  Sainct  Dunjianes 
Church,  by  \  Thomas  Marsh.  \  1578.  \  Cum  Priuilegio. 

Quarto.     Black  letter. 

Collation:  •  and  A,  four  leaves  each;  B — F  \,  in  eights;  F  ^,  elevefi 
leaves;  "  G.  c^  H."  [both  together  oil  this  signature),  six  leaves;  I — Aa  4, 
in  eights. 

Title  as  above,  in  Marsh's  usual  woodcut  ing  the  legend  of  Elianor  Cobham,  which  is 
border,  •  I  (verso  blank).  Dedication,  "To  not  noted  in  the  table  of  contents,  the  inser- 
all  the  Nobihtie  and  all  other  in  office,"  •  tion  of  which,  after  the  book  was  partly 
2  —  •  3.  Table  of  contents,  •  4.  "William  printed,  causes  the  confusion  in  the  signa- 
Baldwin  to  the  Reader",  A  I — A  2.  The  tures  which  will  be  noted.  The  last  leaf 
work,  A  3 — Aa  4.  Following  folio  39  (F  Aa  4  is  blank. 
C  l)  are  seven  unnumbered  leaves  contain- 

This  is  the  fourth  edition  of  the  work  which  originally  appeared  in  1559. 
A  so-called  "  first  part "  (because  the  legends  it  contained  referred  to  an  earlier 
time  historically)  containing  the  legends  by  Higgins  of  mythical  and  Roman 
Britain  was  published  in  1574.  A  second  edition  with  additions  appeared  in 
1575,  and  a  third  in  1578.  That  together  with  the  above  described  "last 
part"  were  intended  to  form  the  complete  work,  but  during  the  same  year 
Webster  published  a  rival  "second  part",  which  was  finally  incorporated  in 
later  editions. 

177   MIRROR  FOR  MAGISTRATES. 

^  The  I  Seconde  part  of  the  |  Mirrour  for  Ma-  |  giftrates,  con- 
teining  the  falles  |  of  the  infortunate  Princes  |  of  this  Landc.  |  From 
the  Conqucft  of  |  Caefar,  vnto  the  com-  |  myng  of  Duke  Wil-  |  liam 
the  Con-  |  qucrour.  |  Imprinted  by  Richard  Webjlcr,  \  Anno  Doinini. 
1378. 

Quarto.     Black  letter. 


154 


Collations  and  Notes. 


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parcof  theMirour  for 
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tins  Rcalmc.vviih 

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ninicd  in  great  Princes  6c  MagKlra's, 

and  how  fraylc  nnd  voflablc  vrotldly  piofpc 

ritf  i0  founDf  ,i»t)crc  5r  o?tane  fetmctt) 

moa!)iiJt)lpto  jFauouu 

2\(£w/y  corrected  and   enlarged 
Fcelix  quern  ficiumalicna  pcrkulacJutuiti. 

IMPRINTED 

at  London  in  FlectQrectejnecre  vnto 

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Thomas  Marsh, 

1578; 

Cum  Priuilegio. 


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Collations  and  Notes.  155 

Collation:  -k,  four  leaves;  •  •,  two  leaves;  A — R  2,  in  fours. 

Title  as  above,  within  an  elegant  architec-  daye  of  Maye,  An  .  1577.     Your  Friende  to 

tural  compartment  supported  by  crouching  vfe,  Thomas    Blener   HaiTet",  •  3  —  -k  4. 

satyrs,  with  the  motto  "Goe   ftraight  and  "The  Table  of  the  Contents",  ••  i — ••2 

feare  not",  •  i  (verso  blank).  "The  Printer  (verso  blank).    The  work,  A  i  —  R  2  (verso 

to  the  friendly  Reader",  •  2.     "The  Au-  blank). 
thours  Epistle",  signed  "I  ende,  the  .  15  . 

This  is  the  only  separate  edition  of  this  part,  and  the  legends  are  twelve 
in  number.  They  were  written  entirely  by  Thomas  Blener-Hasset,  who  tells 
us  in  his  curious  epistle  that  "  the  moft  part  of  thefe  my  Princes  dyd  pleade 
their  caufes  vnto  me,  euen  in  the  Sea,  a  place  in  fayth,  not  meete  to  penne 
Tragedies,  .  .  .  And  laft  of  al  you  must  confider,  that  the  other  part  of  the 
miferies  of  thofe  miferable  Princes  were  written,  I  fittyng  on  a  Rocke  in  the 
Sea,  not  in  Spaine,  Italic,  Fraunce,  Scotlande,  or  Englande,  but  in  Garnzie 
Caftle,  where  although  there  be  learned  men,  yet  none  whiche  fpende  their 
tyme  fo  vainely  as  in  Poetrie." 


178   MIRROR  FOR  MAGISTRATES. 

The  I  Mirour  for  Magiftrates,  |  wherein  may  bee  feene,  by  | 
examples  paffed  in  this  |  -Realme,  with  |  how  greeuous  plagues  vices 
arepuni-  |  fhed  in  great  Princes  and  Magiftrates,  |  and  how  fraile  and 
vnftable  worldly  |  profperity  is  found,  where  For-  [  tune  feemeth 
moft  highly  |  to  fauour:  |  Newly  imprinted,  and  with  the  addition 
of  di-  I  uers  Tragedies  enlarged.  |  At  London  \  in  Flectestrcete,  by 
Henry  Marsh,  \  being  the  asfigne  of  Thomas  \  MarfJi.  \  i^Sy.  \  Cvm 
Privilegio. 

Quarto.     Black  letter. 

Collation:  A — C,  in  fours  ;  A  —  Yaml  Aa — Mm,  in  eights. 

Title    as    above,   within    Marsh's    usual  Higins",  A  3  —  B  i.     "A  Preface  to  the 

woodcut  border  ofscrolls  supported  on  either  Reader",    B   2.      "The   Contentes   of  the 

side  by  a  male  and  female  termini,  and  with  booke",  B  3  —  C  2;    on   verso,  "Thomas 

his  monogram  in  the  lower  compartment,  Newton    to    the    Reader",    in    seven-line 

A  2  (verso  blank).     "Loue  and  Hue.     To  stanzas,  "The  authors  induction",  in  verse, 

The  Nobility  and  all  other  in  office",  signed  C  3  —  C  4.     The  work,  A — Y  and  Aa  — 

"At  Winceham  the  vii.  day  of  December  .  Mm  8,  ending  with  the  colophon. 
1586  .  Your  most  humble  in  the  Lord,  lohn 

This  eflition  incorporates  the  parts  edited  by  Baldwin  and  that  written 
by  Higgins  into  one  volume,  together  with  twenty-nine  additional  legends, 


■56 


Collations  and  Notes. 


making  seventy-four  in  all.  Higgins'  part  first  appeared  in  1574,  and  was 
reprinted  in  1575  and  1578,  under  the  name  of  the  "First  Parte  of  the 
Mirrour  for  Magistrates." 


179   MIRROR  FOR  MAGISTRATES. 

A  I  Mirovr  |  For  Magi-  |  strates:  |  Being  A  Trve  Chronicle  | 
Historic  Of  The  Vntimely  |  falles  of  fuch  vnfortunate  Princes  and 
men  of  note,  |  as  haue  happened  fince  the  firft  entrance  of  Brute  | 
into  this  Hand,  vntill  this  our  |  latter  Age.  |  Newly  Enlarged  With 
A  Last  I  part,  called  A  Winter  nights  Vifion,  being  an  addition  |  of 
fuch  Tragedies,  efpecially  famous,  as  are  exempted  |  in  the  former 
Hiftorie,  with  a  Poem  annexed,  |  called  Englands  Ehza.  |  At  Lon- 
don I  Imprinted  by  Felix  Kyngston.  \  1610. 

Quarto.    Woodcuts. 

Collation:  A^  eight  leaves j  B,  two  leaves;  C — Z//6,  /;/  eights. 

Title  as  above,  with  printer's  device,  A  i  mous,  who  were  exempted  in  the  former  | 

(verso  blank).     "To  the  Nobilitie  and  all  Historie.  |  By  Richard  Niccols.Oxon.  |  Mag. 

others  in  office",  signed  "At  Winceham  the  Hall".  Title  dated  i6io,  Oo  3  (verso  blank). 

7.  day  of  December  .  1586  .  lohn  Higins",  Dedication  to  "  Lord  Charles  Howard,  Earle 

A  2  —  A  4;   on  verso,  "To  the  Reader",  of  Notingham",  Oo  4  (verso  blank).     "To 

"The   Contents",   A    5  — A   7.     "Thomas  the    Reader",   Oo   5.      "The   Indvction", 

Newton  to  the  Reader",  A  8  recto.    "The  Oo  6  —  Oo  8.     The  work,  each  life  having 

Avthors  Induction",  A  8  verso  to  B  2;  on  a  rude  woodcut  portrait  at  the  commence- 

verso,"Faultsefcaped".  Thework,Cl — S5.  ment,  Pp  i — Eee  i  (verso  blank).     "Eng- 

"The  I  Variable  |  Fortvne  And  |  Vnhappie  lands  |  Eliza:  |  Or  |  The  Victoriovs   And  | 

Falles  I  Of  Svch  Princes  As  |  hath  happened  Trivmphant  Reigne  Of  That  |  Virgin  Em- 

fince    the  |  Conquest.   |  Wherin    May    Be  presse    Of    Sacred  |  memorie,    Elizabeth, 

Seene  The  |  inflabilitie  and  change  of  flate  Queene  of  England,  |  France  and  Ireland,  | 

in  great  |  Perfonages".     Title  dated  1609,  &c".    Title  dated  1610,  Eee 2  (verso blank). 

S  6  (verso  blank).     "To  the  Reader",  S  7.  Dedication   to   the  "Vertvovs   Ladie,  The 

"Mr.  Sackvils  Indvction",  S8 — T8  recto.  Ladie  Elizabeth  Clere",  Eee  3;  on  verso. 

The  work,  T  8  recto  to  Oo  2  (verso  blank).  "To  the  Reader".     "The  Indvction",  Eee 

"A  I  Winter  |  Nights  |  Vision:  |  Being  An  4 — Eee  7.    The  work,  Eee  8  —  Lll  6  (verso 

Addition  Of  |  Svch  Princes  Especially  Fa-  |  blank). 

This  edition  incorporates  all  the  three  earlier  parts  of  the  "  Mirrour  for 
Magistrates"  into  one  volume,  and  contains  in  addition  "A  Winter  Nights 
Vision  and  Englands  Eliza",  written  by  the  editor,  Richard  Nicols.  In  this 
edition  the  preliminary  matter  and  prose  introductions  are  omitted,  and  the 
spelling  modernized.  According  to  Lowndes  the  dedication  to  the  Earl  of 
Nottingham  in  the  "  Winter  Nights  Vision  "  was  suppressed  :  it  is,  however, 
usually  found  in  the  work. 


Collations  and  Notes. 


157 


A 

MIROVR 

FOR     MAGI- 
STRATES: 

BEING  A  TRVE  CHRONICLE 
HISTORIE   OF  THE  VNTIMELY 

faUes  of  fuch  vnfortunate  Pr imres  and  men  of  note, 

as  hatuhaffencdjmetbejtrft  entrance  of  Brute 

into  this  Uan^^TntUl  this  our 

larterAgc, 

NEWLY  ENLARGED  WITH  A  LAST 

part,  called  A  Whiter  nights  Vifton,  beingan  additioa 

ofjuch  Tragedies, efpeciaHy  famous, as  are  exempted 

in  the  former  Hiflorie,with  a  Poem  annexed^ 

CiXLcdJS^glaffdslBiUa, 


Imprinted  by  VeltxYLyngsfon. 


[No.  179.] 


X  ^  1  o* 


158 


Collations  and  Notes. 


THE 

Silkcwormcs ,  and 

tKcir  Flies: 

Liuely  defcribed  in  verfe,  by  T.  M . 

a  QoumrieFarmar,andanap^ 
prentice  in  Phyfickc. 

for  the  great  benefit  and  enriching  of  England. 


Printed  at  London  by  V.S.  for  Nicholas  Ling,  and 
arc  to  be  fold  at  his  Qjop  at  the  Weft  endc  of 
Paules.    \S^9• 

[No.  1 80.] 


Collations  and  Notes.  159 

180   MOFFAT,  THOMAS. 

The  I  Silkewormes,  and  |  their  FHes:  |  Liuely  defcribed  in  verfe, 
by  T.  M.  I  a  Countrie  Farmar,  and  an  ap-  |  prentice  in  Phyficke.  | 
For  the  great  benefit  and  enriching  of  England.  |  Printed  at  London 
by  V.  S.  for  Nicholas  Ling,  and  \  are  to  be  fold  at  his  fliop  at  the 
Wefi  ende  of  \  Paules.  1599. 
Quarto.     Black  letter. 

Collation:  A — L  2,  in  fours  {A  i  blank). 

Title  as  above,  with  woodcuts  of  the  silk-  Learning  Marie  Countefie  of  Penbrooke", 

worm,  the  fly,  and  the  cocoon  within  a  bor-  A  3.     "The  Table",  A  3  verso  and  A  4 

der    of  printer's    ornaments,    A    2    (verso  recto.     "Faults  efcaped  in  Printing",  A  4 

blank).     Dedication  in  verse,  "To  the  moft  verso.     The  poem  in  two  books,  B  l — L  2 

renowned  Patronefle,  and  noble  Nurfe  of  (verso  blank). 

This  poem  was  published  with  the  author's  initials  only,  but  it  is  stated  to 
have  been  written  by  Thomas  Mofifat  on  the  authority  of  a  contemporary 
letter  from  John  Chamberlain  to  Dudley  Carleton:  "The  silkworme  is  to 
be  Dr.  Muffets,  and  in  mine  opinion  is  no  bad  piece  of  poetrie". 


MONTAIGNE,  MICHAEL  DE.     See  John  Florio,  No.  102. 
MONTEMAYOR,  GEORGE  OF.    See  Bartholomew  Yong,  No.  272. 

181   MORE,  SIR  THOMAS  (1480-1535). 

A  fruteful/  |  and  pleafaunt  worke  ofthe  |  befte  ftate  of  apublyque 
weale,  and  |  of  the  newe  yle  called  Utopia:  written  |  in  Latine  by 
Syr  Thomas  More  |  knyght,  and  tranflated  into  Englyflie  |  by 
Raphe  Robynfon  Citizein  and  |  Goldfmythe  of  London,  at  the  |  pro- 
curement, and  earneft  re-  |  queft  of  George  Tadlowe  |  Citezein  & 
Haberdaffher  |  of  the  fame  Citie.  |  C  Imprinted  at  Londoft  \  by 
Abrahajn  Vele,  dwelling  i7t  Pauls  \  chnrcheyarde  at  the  fygne  of  \  the 
Lanibe.     Anno.  \  1551. 

Octavo.     Black  letter.     First  edition. 

Collation:  ifi,  eight  leaves ;  A.,  four  leaves;  B — 6"  4,  in  eights. 

Title  as  above,  (J^  I  (verso  blank).  Uedi-  More  to  Peter  Giles,  )^  6  verso  to  A  4 
cation  by  the  translator  to  William  Cecylle,  (verso  blank).  The  work,  B  I  —  S  4  (verso 
►J«  2  —  (^  6  recto.    Epistle  from  Sir  Thomas     blank). 


i6o  Collations  and  Notes. 

9i  fratefttl/ 

aitH  0lta(mint  tQo;ike  of  t\^z 

6e(te  uate  of  a  pubfpque  lorafe  and 

oftf)eneU)e  p[e  (B((eD  i?fop{a;tD2iiten 

in  Ratine  bp  ^pi  C(;omds  ^oit 

6upgF;t,anD(catiflateD  into  j^nsfpdie 

bpjltftp^c  iSobpufon  £'\{i7^m  artti 

<BroItifmptbe  of  i^ondon ,  at  t^s 

pzocucement^anO  rarticS  te« 

queft  of  (ffi^eoijeCaDlotot 

iCitejetn  f  i^a5crtiafr(jct 

oftbefameiTitic^ 

C|ntpanteD  at  EonDon 

l)p  Auxfltjum  ^elc^titoeKtng  inpapls 
c()urc^epftt&c  at  tfje  fpanc  oc 
tjje^ambe.  2Iano, 


First  English  translation.  First  published  in  Latin  at  Louvain  in  1516. 
A  corrected  edition  was  published  by  the  celebrated  Froben  at  Basle  in 
1 5 18,  and  contains  the  most  perfect  text.  The  above  translation  by 
Robinson  was  the  first  edition  of  the  work  pubhshed  in  England.  A  second 
edition  "newlie  perused  and  corrected  and  also  with  divers  notes  in  the 
margent  augmented",  was  published  in  1556. 

182   MUNDAY,  ANTHONY  (1553-1633). 

The  I  Ancient,  Famovs  |  And  Honourable  Hiftory  of  |  Amadis 
de  Gaule.  |  Discovrsing  The  Adventvres  |  Loues  and  Fortunes  of 
many  Princes,  Knights  and  |  Ladies,  as  well  of  Great  Brittaine,  as 
of  many  |  other  Kingdomes  befide,  &c.  |  Written  in  French  by  the 
Lord  of  Effars,  Nicholas  de  Herberay  |  Ordinarie  Commiffarie  of 
the  Kings  Artillerie,  and  his  I  Lieutenant  thereof,  in  the  Countrie 


Collations  and  Notes.  i6i 

and  gouernment  |  of  Picardie,  &c,  |  Printed  at  Loudon  by  Nicholas 
Okes,  i6ig. 
Folio.     Double  columns.     First  complete  edition. 

Collation:  A^  two  leaves;  B — X,  in  sixes ;  V,  eight  leaves;  two  leaves 
[unsigned) ;  B — P,  in  sixes;  Q,  eight  leaves;  A,  two  leaves;  B — Q,  in  sixes; 
P,foiir  leaves;  A,  two  leaves;  B — R,  in  sixes;  S,  three  leaves. 

Title  as  above,  having  the  lower  half  of  blank).  The  second  book,  B  i — Q  7.  The 
the  page  occupied  by  a  woodcut  of  a  large  table,  Q  8.  Title  to  "The  Third  Booke", 
ship,  with  sailors  hauling  in  a  chest  over  the  dated  1618,  A  i  (verso  blank).  Dedication 
side,  A  I  (verso  blank).  Dedication  to  Sir  as  before,  A  2.  The  third  book,  B  i — R  4; 
Phillip  Herbert,  Earl  of  Montgomery,  A  2.  on  verso,  the  table.  Title  to  "The  Fovrth 
"The  First  Booke",  B  I — Y  6.  The  table,  Y  Booke",  dated  1618,  A  I  (verso  blank). 
7 — Y  8  (verso  blank).  Title  to  "The  Dedication  as  before,  A  2;  on  verso,  "The 
Second  Booke",  dated  1619,  one  leaf  (verso  Printer  to  the  Reader".  The  fourth  book, 
blank).   Dedication  as  before,  one  leaf  (verso     Bi — S  2  recto.    The  table,  S  2  verso  to  S  3. 

The  first  two  books  were  published  in  1595.  In  the  dedication  to  the 
fourth  book,  Munday  promises  a  fifth  and  sixth  book,  which,  however, 
never  appeared  with  his  name  as  translator. 


183  NASH,  THOMAS  (1567-1600  ?). 

The  I  Returne  of  the  renowned  Caualiero  |  Pafquill  of  England, 
from  the  other  fide  the  Seas,  |  and  his  meeting  with  Marforius  at 
London  vpon  |  the  Royall  Exchange.  |  Where  they  encounter  with 
a  little  houshold  talke  of  Mar-  |  tin  and  Martinifme,  difcouering 
the  fcabbe  that  is  bredde  in  |  England  :  and  conferring  together 
about  the  fpeedie  |  difperfing  of  the  golden  Legende  of  the  |  Hues 
of  the  Saints.  (  *^^  Jf  my  breath  be  fo  hole  that  J  burne  \  my 
nioutJi,  fnppofe  I  was    Printed  by   \  Pepper  A  Hie.   \  Anno.   Dom. 

1589- 

Quarto.     First  edition. 

Collation:  A  —  D,  in  fours. 

Title  as  above,  with  printer's  device  preceding  the  imprint,  A  i  (verso  blank).     The 
work,  A  2  —  D  4  (verso  blank). 

184  NASH,  THOMAS. 

Martins  |  Months  minde,  |  That  Is,  |  A  certaine  report,  and  true 
dcfcription  of  the  |  Death,  and  Funeralls,  of  oldc  Martin  Marre-  | 
prelate,  the  great  makcbate  of  England,  |  and  father  of  the  Fac- 


1 62 


Collations  and  Notes, 


Returne  of  the  renowned  Caualiero 

Pafquill  of  EngJand,  from  the  other  fide  the  Sa^ 
and  his  meeting  with  Marforius  at  London  vpoo 
the  Royall  Exchange. 
* 

yyhtrt  they  encomter  with  4  little  homhoU  talke^f  Mar^ 

jm  fwd  Martimjme ,  difieHermg  the  Jcabbe  that  u  bredde  m 

England :  and  conferring  together  about  the  /pecdte 

dijferjing  of  the  golden  Legendecfthe 

Jiufs  of  the  Saints, 

(*) 


^  f/njy.  hreath  befo  bote  thatfburne 

my  mouth,  fuppofc  I  was  Printed  by 
Pepper  Allic. 


^nno*  *J)om*  tjS $• 


[No.  183.] 


Collations  and  Notes.  163 

tious.  I  Contayning  the  caufe  of  his  death,  the  manner  ]  of  his 
buriall,  and  the  right  copies  both  of  his  |  Will,  and  of  fuch  Epi- 
taphs ;  as  by  fundrie  |  his  deareft  friends,  and  other  of  his  |  well 
willers,  were  framed  |  for  him.  | 

Martin  the  Ape,  the  dronke,  and  the  madde, 

The  three  Martins  are,  whofe  workes  we  haue  had. 

If  Martin  the  fourth  come,  after  Martins  fo  euill, 

Nor  man,  nor  beaft  comes,  but  Martin  the  deuill.    |    I  S"9- 

Quarto.     First  edition. 

Collation:  A — H,  in  fours. 

Title  as  above,  with  an  ornamental  band  at  G  4  recto.     "The  true  Copie  of  such  Epi- 

the  head,  A  i  (verso  blank).    "The  Epiftle  taphs  as  were  made  by  old  Martins  fauor- 

Dedicatorie  to  Pafquine  of  England",  A  2 —  ites,and  others  for  him",  G  4  verso  to  H  2. 

A3.    "To  the  difcreet  and  indifferent  Read-  "The  conclusion  to  the  two  young  Martins", 

er",A4  —  D  4.    "A  true  report  of  the  death  H3  —  H  4. 
and  buriall  of  Martin  Mar-prelate",  El  — 

This  portion  of  the  celebrated  "  Martin- Mar- Prelate  "  controversy  has 
been  attributed  to  Nash. 


185  NASH,  THOMAS. 

A  I  Countercufife  giuen  to  |  Martin  lunior:  by  the  venturous,  | 
hardie,  and  renowned  Pafquill  of  Eng-  |  lande,  Caualiero.  |  Not  of 
olde  Martins  making,  which  nevvHe  knighted  |  the  Saints  in  Heauen, 
with  rife  vppe  Sir  Peter  and  Sir  Paule ;  |  But  latelie  dubd  for  his 
feruice  at  home  in  the  defence  of  his  |  Countrey,  and  for  the  cleane 
breaking  of  his  |  ftaffe  vpon  Martins  face.  |  *^^  Printed  between 
the  skye  and  the  \  gronnde,  rvythin  a  niyle  of  an  Oake,  and  not  manie  \ 
Fie  Ides  off,  from  the  vnpritiilcdged  Preffe  of  \  the  Aff-ignes  of  Mar- 
tin I  Junior.  \  Anno.  Dom.  is8g. 

Quarto.     First  edition. 

Collation  :  A,  four  leaves. 
Title  as  above,  A  l  (verso  blank).     The  work,  A  2  — A  4. 

One  of  Nash's  few  contributions  to  the  "  Martin-Mar-Prelate"  controversy, 

186  NASH,  THOMAS. 

An  Almond  for  a  Parrat,  |  Or  |  Cutbert  Curry-knaucs  |  Almes.  | 
Fit  for  the  knaue  Martin,  and  the  |  reft  of  thofe  impudent  Beggers, 


164  Collations  and  Notes. 

that  I  can  not  be  content  to  ftay  their  ftomakes  |  with  a  Benefice, 
but  they  will  needes  |  breake  their  faftes  with  |  our  Bifhops.  |  Ri- 
marum  fum  plenus.  |  Therefore  beware  (gentle  Reader)  you  |  catch 
not  the  hicket  with  laughing.  |  Imprinted  at  a  Place,  not  farre 
from  I  a  Place,  by  the  AJJignes  of  Signior  Some-body,  and  |  arc  to 
be  fold  at  his  fJwppe  hi  Troiible-knaiie  \  Street,  at  the  fignc  of  the  \ 
StandifJi. 

Quarto.     Black  letter. 

Collation:  A — F,  in  fours. 

Title  as  above,  A  i  (verso  blank).  Dedi-  of  Dicke  Tailton.  His  louing  brother  Cut- 
cation,  "To  That  Most  Comicall  and  con-  bert  Curry-knaue  fendeth  Greeting",  A  2  — 
ceited  Caualeire  Monfieur  du  Kempe,  left-  A  4.  The  work,  B  I  —  F  3.  One  blank  leaf, 
monger  and  Vice-gerent  generalltothe  Ghoft  F  4. 

Another  "  Martin-Mar-Prelate  "  tract  attributed  to  Nash. 


187  NASH,  THOMAS. 

Strange  Newes,  |  Of  the  intercept-  |  ing  certaine  Letters,  and  a 
Con-  I  uoy  of  Verfes,  as  they  were  going  Priuilie  to  |  victuall  the 
Low  Countries.  |  Vnda  impellitur  vnda.  |  By  Tho.  Nafhe  Gentle- 
man. I  Printed  at  London  by  loJin  Danter,  dwelling  in  \  Hofier-Lane 
neere  Holburne  \  Conduit,  IJPJ- 

Quarto.     Second  edition. 

Collation:  One  leaf  ivithout  signature  j  B — M  2,  in  fours. 

Title  as  above,  wfith  printer's  device  pre-  blank).    The  work,  B  4 — M2;  on  the  verso, 

ceding  the  imprint,  one  leaf.     On  the  verso  a  sonnet  and  "  Obferuations  for  the  Readers 

of  the  title  begins  the  epistle  "To  the  Gen-  of  this  booke  ". 
tlemen.  Readers.  ",  which  ends  on  B  3  (verso 

This  is  a  reply  to  Gabriel  Harvey's  "Four  Letters  and  certaine  Sonnets", 
1592. 
The  first  edition  was  issued  in  1592. 

188  NASH,  THOMAS. 

Pierce  Pennilefe  his  |  Supplication  to  the  |  Diuell.  |  Barbaria 
grandis  habere  nihil.  |  Written  by  Tho.  Nafh,  Gent.  |  London  \ 
Printed  for  Nicholas  Ling,  and  are  to  be  fold  at  \  his  fliop,  at  the 
Northwefi  doore  of  S.  Paules.  \  15^5. 

Quarto.     Black  letter.     Fifth  edition. 


Collations  and  Notes. 


165 


Strange  Ncwes, 


Oftl- 


lie  intercept. 

ing  certame  Letters,  and  a  Con- 

uoyof  VcrfcSjasthey  were  going  'Prttiltelo 
vi^tuallthe  Low  Councrics. 


^/i^  imftUitfsr  Vttd4» 


By  71>#.  NAjht  GcQtlcium. 


Printed  at  Londonby/oA«7)4^^^y,dwcllingrin 

Hoficr-LaneneercHolburnc 

Condmc,  i/pj. 

[No.  187.] 


II' 


1 66  Collations  and  Notes. 

Collation:  A — I,  in  fours. 

Title  as  above,  with  a  large  woodcut  de-     Epiflle  of  the  Author  to  the  Printer  ",  A  2. 
vice  of  the  printer  in  the  center  and  a  border     The  work,  A3 —  I  4. 
at  the  top,  A  i  (verso  blank).     "A  priuate 

The  first  edition  was  issued  in  1592,  in  which  year  there  were  two  editions, 
one  of  which  was  surreptitious.  The  work  is  a  powerful  satire  on  the  folHes 
of  the  time.  The  author  mentions  a  great  many  of  his  contemporaries,  and 
gave  great  offense  by  his  severe  allusions  to  them. 

189  NASH,  THOMAS. 

Haue  with  you  to  Saf-  |  fron-walden.  |  Or,  |  Gabriel!  Harueys 
Hunt  is  vp.  I  Containing  a  full  Anfwere  to  the  eldeft  fonne  |  of  the 
Halter-maker.  |  Or,  |  Nafhe  his  Confutation  of  the  finfull  |  Doc- 
tor. I  The  Mott  or  Pofie,  inftead  of  Omne  tuHt  punctum :  |  Pacis 
fiducia  nunquam.  |  As  much  to  fay,  as  I  fayd  I  would  fpeake  with  | 
him.  I  Printed  at  London  by  John  Danter.  |  isg6. 

Quarto.     First  edition. 

Collation  :  A — X  ^^  in  fours. 

Title  as  above,  with  headband  and  print-  and  (to  conclude)  a  notable  and  singular 

er's  ornament,  A  i  (verso  blank).     Dedica-  benefactor  to  all  beards  in  general!,  Don 

tion,"To  the  moftOrthodoxallandreuerent  Richardo    Barbaroffa    de    Csefario ;     Tho: 

Corrector  of  flaring  haires,  the  fincere  &  Nafhe  wifheth  the  higheft  Toppe  of  his  con- 

finigraphicall   rarifier   of  prolixious   rough  tentment  and  felicitie,  and  Shortning  of  all 

barbarifme,  the  thrice  egregious  and  cenfo-  his  enemies  ",  A  2  —  C  3.    "To  all  Chriflian 

riall  animaduertifer  of  vagrant  mouflachios.  Readers,  to  whom  thefePrefents  (hall  come", 

chiefe  fcauinger  of  chins,  and  principall  &  C  3  —  D  3.    The  work,  D  4 — X  3.    On  the 

Head-man  of  the  parifh  wherein  he  dwells,  recto  of  F  4  is  a  woodcut  entitled  "The  pic- 

fpeciall  fuperuifor  of  all  excrementall  fuper-  tare  of  Gabriel!  Haruey,  as  hee  is  readie  to 

fluities  for  Trinitie  Colledge  in  Cambridge,  let  fly  vpon  Aiax  ". 

This  is  a  severe  satire  on  Gabriel  Harvey,  a  native  of  Saffron  Walden, 
in  Essex,  and  was  intended  to  ridicule  his  inflated  style.  Dyce  calls  this 
Nash's  best  work.  Like  all  of  the  books  on  both  sides  of  the  celebrated 
quarrel  between  Nash  and  Gabriel  Harvey,  it  is  of  great  rarity.  The  con- 
test between  these  two  worthies  was  stopped  only  by  an  order  from  the 
Archbishop  of  Canterbury  in  1599. 

190  NASH,  THOMAS. 

Nashes  |  Lenten  Stuffe,  |  Containing,  |  The  Defcription  and  firft 
Procrea-  |  tion  and  Increafe  of  the  towne  of  |  Great  Yarmouth  in  ( 
Norffolke :  |  With  a  new  Play  neuer  played  before,  of  the  |  praife 


Collations  and  Notes. 


167 


Hauc  with  you  to  Saf 
fron-vvaldcrL 

OR. 
Gabriell  Harueys  Hunt  is  vp. 

Containing  a  full  i^nficcrc  to  the  cldejl  Jonnc 
of  the  jHialtcr^maker. 

O  R. 

Naf  he  Iiis  Conftication  of  die  (mllill 
Doaor. 

The  Moti  or  Pofie,  inftcadof  OmnetuUt  ^unctum: 
Tdcis  fiducU  nunqudM. 

As  much  tofijjos  I  fayd  I  would  fpeakc  with 
him» 


Printed  at  London  by  lohti  J)AnUr, 

[No.  189.      Size  of  original,  4^  X  6;^  inches.] 


1 68 


Collations  and  Notes. 


of  the  Red  |  Herring.  |  Fitte  of  all  Clearkes  of  Noblemens  Kitchins 
to  be  I  read :  and  not  vnneceffary  by  all  Seruing  men  |  that  haue 
fhort  boord-wages,  to  be  remembred.  |  Famam  peto  per  vndas.  | 
London  \  Printed  for  N.  L.  and  C.  B.  and  are  to  be  \  fold  at  the  weft 
end  of  Paules.  \  isgg. 
Quarto,     First  edition. 

Collation:  A  —  K,  in  fours;  L,  two  leaves. 


Title  as  above,  A  I  (verso  blank).  "To 
his  wrorthie  good  patron,  Luftie  Humfrey, 
according  as  the  townfmen  doo  chriflen 
him,  little  Numps  as  the  Nobilitie  and  Cour- 
tiers do  name  him,  and  Honeft  Humfrey,  as 
all  his  friendes  and  acquaintance  efleeme 
him,  King  of  the  Tobacconifls  hie  &  vbique, 

igi   NEWTON,  THOMAS  [d.  1607). 


and  a  fingular  Mecaenas  to  the  Pipe  and  the 
Tabour  (as  his  patient  liuery  attendant  can 
vvitneffe)  his  bounden  Orator  T.  N.  moft 
proflrately  offers  vp  this  tribute  of  inke  and 
paper  ",  A  2  —  A  3.  "  To  his  Readers,  hee 
cares  not  what  they  be  ",  A  4.  The  work, 
B  I — L  2  (verso  blank). 


Seneca  |  His  Tenne  Tra-  |  gedies,  Transla-  |  ted  into  |  Eng- 
lyfh.  I  Mercurij  nutrices,  horae.  |  Imprinted  \  at  London  iii  \  Fleet- 
fireete  neere  vnto  \  Saincte  Dnnflans  \  church  by  Tho-  \  mas  MarfJt.  \ 

Quarto.     Black  letter.     First  collected  edition. 


Collation:  A,  three  leaves ;  B — 

Title  as  above,  within  Marsh's  usual  wood- 
cut border,  A  2  (verso  blank).  Dedication 
to  Sir  Thomas  Henneage,  dated,  "From  But- 
ley  in  Cheffhyre  the  24 .  of  Aprill .  1581  ",and 
signed  Thomas  Newton,  A3  —  A  4;  on 
verso, "  The  Names  of  the  Tragedies  of  Sen- 
eca, and  by  whom  each  of  them  was  tranf- 
lated".  The  first  tragedy,  ending  with, 
"  Here  endeth  the  First  Tragedye  of  Seneca, 
called  Hercules  furens,  tranflated  into  Eng- 
lifhe  by  lafper  Hey  wood  fludente  in  Oxen- 
forde  ",  B  i  —  D  4.  "The  Second  Tragedie 
of  Seneca  entitvtuled  Thyefles,  faythfully 
Englifhed  by  Jafper  Heywood  Felow  of  Al- 
folne  Colledge  in  Oxenforde  ",  D  5  —  F  7. 
"  The  Thyrd  Tragedy  of  L.  Annaevs  Sene- 
ca: entituled  Thebais,  tranflated  out  of  Latin 
into  Enghflie,  by  Thomas  Newton  .  1581  ", 
F  8— H  6.  "The  Fovrth,  and  most  rvth- 
fvl  tragedy  of  L.  Annaevs  Seneca,  entituled 
Hippolytvs,  tranflated  into  Englifhe  by  Ihon 
Studley",  H    7— K   5    recto.     "  Oedipvs. 


Ff  3,  in  eights. 

The  Fifth  Tragedy  of  Seneca,  Englished  The 
yeare  of  our  Lord  M.D.LX.  by  Alexander 
Nevyle",with  dedication  to  Doctor  Wotton 
and  preface,  K  5  verso  to  N  8.  "The  Sixte 
Tragedie  of  the  most  grave  &  prudet  Author 
Lvcivs  Anngevs  Seneca,  entituled  Troas,  with 
diuers  and  fundrye  Additions  to  the  fame, 
by  lasper  Heywood",  with  preface,  O  i  — 
Q  8.  "  The  Seventh  Tragedye  of  L.  Annaevs 
Seneca,  Entituled  Medea :  Tranflated  out 
of  Latin  into  Englifhe,  by  lohn  Stvdley  ", 
R  I  _T  5.  "  The  Eyghth  Tragedye  of  L. 
Annaevs  Seneca,  Entituled  Agamemnon : 
Tranflated  out  of  Latin  into  Englifhe,  by 
lohn  Stvdley",  T  6  — Y  2.  "The  Ninthe 
Tragedy  of  Lucius  Annasus  Seneca,  called 
Octauia.  Tranflated  out  of  Latine  into  Eng- 
liflie  by  T.  N.",  Y  3  — Bb  4.  "The  Tenth 
Tragedy  of  L.  Annae.  Seneca,  Entituled 
Hercvles  Oetsevs :  Tranflated  out  of  Latin 
into  Engliflie  by  L  S.",  Bb  $  — Ff  3.  On 
the  verso  of  Ff  3  is  the  colophon. 


Collations  and  Notes.  169 

Two  of  these  tragedies,  "  Thebais  "  and  "  Hippolitus  ",  appear  here  for 
the  first  time.     The  others  had  appeared  separately. 


192   NOODT,  JAN  VAN  DER. 

A  Theatre  [  wherein  be  repre-  |  fented  as  wel  the  miferies  &  ca-  | 
lamities  that  follow  the  vo-  |  luptuous  Worldlings,  |  As  alfo  the 
greate  ioyes  and  |  plefures  the  faith-  |  full  do  enioy.  |  An  Argu- 
ment both  profitable  and  |  delectable,  to  all  that  fincerely  |  loue 
the  word  of  God.  |  Deuifed  by  S.  lohn  van-  |  der  Noodt.  |  *!^^ 
Scene  and  allowed  according  |  to  the  order  appointed.  |  ^  Im- 
printed at  LondoJi  by  |  Henry  Bynneman.  \  Anno  Domini.  136^. 
Cvm  Privilegio.  [Colophon]  Imprinted  at  London,  by  Henry  Byfi- 
neman,  dwelling  in  knight  rydcr  street  at  the  signe  of  the  Marmayd. 

Octavo. 

Collation:  A  —  S  2,  in  eights. 

Title  as  above,  within  a  border  formed  of  Ireland  .  &c.",  A3  —  B  i  recto.     Six  epi- 

printer's  ornaments,  A  I ;  on  the  verso,  the  grams    translated    from    Petrarch  and  fif- 

arms  of  Queen  Elizabeth.    Two  commenda-  teen  sonnets  from  the  "  Visions  "  of  Bellay, 

tory  poems  in  Latin  by  "  M.  Rabilae  .  Poete  accompanied  by  twenty  woodcut  illustrations 

Brabant "  and  "  Doctor  Gerardus  Goosse-  printed  on  the  rectos  of  the  leaves  facing  the 

nius  ",  A  2.     Dedication,  "  To  The  Moste  poems,  B  i  verso  to  D  6  (verso  blank).    The 

high,  puiffant,  noble,  vertuous,  and  righte  work,  printed  in  black  letter,  D  7  —  S  i. 

Chriflian  Princeffe  Elizabeth,  by  the  grace  Colophon  as  above,  S  2;  on  the  verso,  the 

of  God  Quene  of  Englande,  Fraunce,  and  printer's  device. 

The  French  original  of  this  work  was  published  in  London  the  previous 
year.  The  translations  from  Petrarch  and  Bellay  are  by  Edmund  Spenser, 
and  are  his  earliest  published  verse.  They  were  afterward  inserted  in  his 
"Complaints",  1591. 


193    NORDEN,  JOHN  (1548-1626  ?). 

Spccvlvm  I  Britanniae.  |  The  firfl  parte  |  An  hiftoricall,  &  cho- 
rographicall  difcrip:  |  tion  of  Middlefex.  Whcrin  are  alfo  al:  |  pha- 
beticallie  fctt  dovvnc,  the  names  of  the  |  cyties,  townes,  parifhes 
hamletcs,  howfcs  of  |  name  &c.  W."*  direction  fpcdclic  to  |  finde 
anic  place  dcfircd  in  the  |  mappe  &  the  diftancc  |  betwene  place 
and  I  place  without  compafses.  |  Cvm  Privilegio  |  By  the  Travaile 
and  Vew  |  of  lohn  Nordcn.     Anno  1593. 

Ouarto.      First  edition. 


170  Collations  and  Notes. 

Collation:  Four  leaves  {iinsigned^;  B — H  2,  hi  fours. 

Engraved  title  as  above,  within  ornamental  vale,  ad  primam  partem  fui  Specvli  Britan- 

engraved  border  of  architectural  design  by  niae",  and  "The  Saxon  Alphabet".     The 

PieterVanden  Keere,firstleaf(versoblank).  work,  B  i  —  H  i.  Note  of  thanks  to  William 

Dedication  to  Queen  Elizabeth,  second  leaf;  Waade,  commendatory  verses  in  Italian,  La- 

on  verso,  large  engraving  of  the  royal  coat  tin,  and  French,  and  "  Corrections  ",  H  2. 

of  arms.     Dedication  to  Sir  William  Cecil,  There  are  three  engraved  double-page  maps 

third  leaf;  on  verso,  "To  the  Consideration  — Middlesex,  London,  and  Westminster  — 

of  the    Honorable,  Wise,  and    Learned ".  apart  from  the  text,  in  which  are  various 

"Aduertifements  touching  the  vfe  of  this  la-  woodcut  coats  of  arms, 
bor",  fourth  leaf;  on  verso,  "  lo.  Nordeni 

194  NORTHBROOKE,  JOHN. 

Spiritus  eft  vicarius  Christi  in  terra.  |  A  Treatise  |  wherein  Dicing, 
Daun-  I  cing,  Vaine  playes  or  Enterluds  |  with  other  idle  paftimes 
&c.  commonly  vfed  |  on  the  Sabboth  day,  are  reproued  by  the  | 
Authoritie  of  the  word  of  God  |  and  auntient  writers.  |  Made  Dia- 
loguewife  by  lohn  Northbrooke  |  Minifter  and  Preacher  of  the  ] 
word  of  God.  |  Cicero  de  officijs  lib.  i.  |  We  are  not  to  this  ende 
borne,  that  we  fhould  seeme  to  be  created  |  for  play  and  paftime : 
but  we  are  rather  borne  to  fageneffe  &  |  to  certaine  grauer  and 
greater  fludies.  |  At  London  \  Imprinted  by  H.  Bytineman,  \  for 
George  Byshop.     [iS77-^ 

Quarto.     Black  letter.     First  edition. 

Collation:  A,  a,  a?id B — V 2,  i?i  fours. 

Title  as  above,  within  border  of  printer's  verso  to  a  3.     "IT  An  admonition  to  the 

ornaments,  A  i  (verso  blank).     Dedication  Reader",  a  4  (verso  blank).     The  work,  B 

to  Sir  John  Young,  A  2  and  A  3  recto.     "If  i  — V  2, ending  with  colophon  and  woodcut 

To  the  Chriflian  and  faithful  Reader  ",  A  3  printer's  device. 

This  book  has  some  curious  references  to  the  popular  games  and  sports 
of  the  day. 

OVIDIUS    NASO,  PUBLIUS. 

See  Arthur  Golding,  No,  112, 
See  Marlowe  and  Davies,  No.  169. 
See  George  Turberville,  No.  245. 

195  PAINTER,  WILLIAM  (1525  ?-is94?). 

The  Pallace  |  of  Pleasure  Beautified,  |  adorned  and  wel  furnished, 
with  I  Pleasaunt  Historyes  and  excellent  |  Nouelles,  selected  out  of 


Collations  and  Notes.  171 

diuers  |  good  and  commenda-  |  ble  Authours.  |  ^  By  William  Pain- 
ter Clarke  |  of  the  Ordinaunce  and  |  Armarie.  |  1569.  |  Iviprinted 
at  London  in  |  Flctestrcatc  nearc  S.  Diinstoncs  |  CJinrch  by  Thomas 
MarsJie.  [Colophon]  I})iprintcd  at  London  in  Flcte-  |  Jlreate  Jieare 
vnto  fainct  Dunjloncs  \  CJucrcJie  by  Thomas  MarJJie  \  Anno  Domini. 

1569- 

Quarto.     Black  letter.     Second  edition. 

The  Second  |  Tome  of  the  Palace  of  |  Pleafure  contayning  ftore 
of  goodlye  |  Hiftories,  Tragical  matters,  &  other  |  Morall  argu- 
mentes,  very  requi-  |  fite  for  delight  and  |  profyte.  |  Chose  and 
felected  out  |  of  diuers  good  and  commendable  Au-  |  thors,  and 
now  once  agayn  correc  |  ted  and  encreafed.  |  By  William  Painter, 
Clerke  of  the  |  Ordinance  and  Armarie  |  Lmprinted  at  London  |  in 
Fleatjlrete  by  Thomas  \  Marshe. 

Quarto.     Black  letter.     Second  edition. 

Collation:  Vol.  L  Ttvelve pi-eliminary  leaves ;  A  —  Kk,  in  eights. 

Title  as  above,  in  Marsh's  usual  woodcut  phon  as  above.    The  signatures  of  the  twelve 

border,  one  leaf  (verso  blank).     Dedication  preliminary  leaves  are  so  irregular  that  we 

to  the  Earl  of  Warwick,  three  leaves.     "A  have  thought  it  better  not  to  attempt  to  spe- 

Recapitulacion  or  briefe  Rehearfall  of  the  cify  them  in  the  usual  way,  but  instead  to 

Arguments  of  euery  Nouell,  wyth  the  places  simply  enumerate  them  as  above.    In  order 

noted,  in  what  Author  euerye  of  the  fame  to  make  it  perfectly  clear,  however,  we  will 

or  thefifecte  be  reade  and  contained",  three  enumerate  the  signatures  in  the  order  in 

leaves.     "To  the  Reader",  ending  with  a  which  they  come.     The  first  three  leaves, 

list  of  "Authors  out  of  whom  thefe  Nouelles  including  the  title,  have  no  signatures.    The 

b^e  felected,  or  which  be  remembred  in  di-  fourth  has  C  nil  ;   the  fifth,  C;   the  sixth, 

uers  places  of  the  fame",  five  leaves,  the  C  mi;  the  seventh,  C  m;  the  eighth,  H 

verso  of  the  last  leaf  blank.     The  novels,  mi;    the  last  four  leaves  have  no  signa- 

A  I  —  Kk  8  (verso  blank),  ending  witli  colo-  tures. 

Collation:    Vol.  II.    A,  eight  leaves ;  A — Zz  4,  in  eights. 

Title  as  al)ove,  in  Marsh's  usual  woodcut  be  collected:  and  in  the  fame  auouched". 
border,  A  2  (verso  blank).  Dedication  to  The  novels,  A  i — Yy  7.  "The  Conclufion, 
Sir  George  Howard,  A  3  —  A  5.  "To  the  with  an  Aduertifement  to  the  Reader  ",  Yy 
Reader",  A  6  —  A  8;  on  the  verso,  a  list  8.  Summary  of  the  contents  of  the  novels, 
of  "Authorities  from  whence  Tiiefe  Nouelles     Zz  i  — Zz  4. 

"The  Palace  of  Pleasure"  is  the  first  translation  into  English  of  the  nov- 
els of  Boccaccio,  Bandello,  the  Queen  of  Navarre,  and  otiier  Italian,  Span- 
ish and  French,  novelists,  with  some  stories  selected  from  (Ireek  and  Latin 
authors,  and  is  the  largest  prose  work  in  English  l)et\vcen  the  "  Morte  D'Ar- 
thur"  and  North's  "Plutarch".     It  was  the  great  storehouse  from  whence 


172  Collations  and  Notes. 

the  dramatists  of  the  EHzabethan  age  drew  their  plots,  Shakespeare  having 
found  here  tlie  story  of  "  Romeo  and  JuHet ",  and  Webster  that  of  the 
"Duchess  of  Malfi".  William  Painter  was  born  about  1525,  and  died  in 
1594.  He  commenced  this  work,  probably  for  the  most  part  through  the 
medium  of  French  translations,  about  1561,  and  the  first  volume  was  pub- 
lished in  1566.  The  second  volume  followed  in  1567.  The  copies  which 
are  here  collated  are  the  second  edition  of  each  volume,  the  second  volume 
having  probably  been  printed  in  1580. 


PALINGENIUS,  MARCELLUS. 

See  Barnabe  Googe,  Nos.  113,  114. 

196   PAYNELL,  THOMAS;   BARCLAY,  ALEXANDER. 

The  Confpi-  |  racie  of  Catiline,  written  |  by  Conftancius,  Felicius, 
Du-  I  rantinus,  and  tranflated  hi  Tho-  |  mas  Paynell :  with  the  hif- 
torye  |  of  Jugurth,  written  by  the  fa-  |  mous  Romaine  Saluft,  |  and 
tranflated  into  En-  |  glyfhe  by  Alexander  |  Barcklaye,     [i557-] 

Quarto.     Black  letter. 

Collation:  A — X,  in  fours;  Y,  seven  leaves  ;  a — z,  in  fours;  Aa — Hh 
4,  in  fours. 

Title  as  above,  within  woodcut  border,  A  nell.  |  Newely  Imprinted  in  the   yere  |  of 

I  (verso  blank).     Dedication  to  Henry  the  oure  Lorde  God  |  M.D.L.vij.",  Y  6  recto. 

Eighth,  King  of  England,  by  Thomas  Pay-  Dedication  to  Lord  Anthony  Montague,  by 

neli,  A  2  and  A  3  recto.    " The  Table ",  A  3  Thomas  Paynell,  Y  6  verso  and  Y  7.    "The 

versoandA4.  "The  Conspiracy  of  Catiline",  batayle  of  Jugurth  ",  with  prologue,  a  l  — 

Bi — Y5.    On  verso  of  Y  5  is  the  colophon,  Hh  4  recto;   on  verso,  the  colophon:  "C 

"C  Thus  endeth  the  confspiracy  of  Catiline.  Thus  endeth  the  famoufe  Cronicle  of  the 

Imprinted  at  Loddon  in  Fojler  lane  by  John  warre  whyche  the  Romaynes  had  againft 

Waley  ".    A  separate  title-page,  as  follows  :  Jugurth  vfurper  of  the  kyngedome  of  Numy- 

"  Here  begynneth  the  fa-  |  mous  Cronicle  die  whiche  Cronicle  is  compyled  in  laten  by 

of  warre,  whyche  the  Ro-  |  maynes  hadde  the  renowmed  Romayne  Salufle:  Andtranf- 

agaynfl  Jugurth  vfurper  of  the  |  kyngedome  lated  into  Englifhe  by  fyr  Alexander  Barke- 

of  Numidie:  whiche  Cronicle  is  |  compiled  ley  priefte,  acommaundementeof  the  ryghte 

in  Laten  by  the  renowmed  Ro  |  mayne  Sa-  hyghe  and  myghty  Prince  Thomas  duke  of 

lulle :   and  tranflated  into  |  englyflie  by  fyr  Northfolke.     And  imprinted  at  London  in 

alexander  Bark  |  laye  priefle.     And  nowe  Fojler  lane  by  J hon  Waley. ^''  (Signatures  G  2 

per  I  ufed  and  corrected  by  |  Thomas  Pay-  |  misprinted  Q  2,  and  L  3  misprinted  K  3.) 

The  first  edition  of  Barclay's  portion  of  the  above  work  was  published  by 
Pynson  about  1510.  Paynell's  "Catiline"  was  published  by  Berthelet  in 
1541. 


Collations  and  Notes.  173 

197   PHAER,  THOMAS  {d.  1560);   TWINE,  THOMAS. 

The  I  Thirteene  Bookes  of  |  Aeneidos.  |  The  firft  twelue  being 
the  I  worke  of  the  diuine  Poet  Virgil  Maro,  and  |  the  thirteenth,  the 
fupplement  of  |  Maphaeus  Vegius.  |  Tranflated  into  Enghfh  Verfe 
to  the  firft  third  part  |  of  the  tenth  Booke,  by  Thomas  Phaer  Ef- 
quire :  and  |  the  refidue  finiflied,  and  now  newly  fet  forth  |  for  the 
delight  of  fuch  as  are  ftudious  in  Poe-  |  trie :  By  Thomas  Twyne, 
Doctor  I  in  Phificke.  |  Londoti  |  Printed  by  Thomas  Creede.  \  ijpd. 

Quarto.     Black  letter. 

Collation:  a,  four  leaves ;  A — X  2^,  in  eights. 

Title  as  above,  with  woodcut  printer's  de-  doo  entreate  ",  A  8.     The  work,  B  i  —  X  3. 

vice,  A  I  (verso  blank).    Dedication  to  Rob-  At  the  end  of  each  book  is  a  note  in  Latin 

ert  Sackville  by  Thomas  Twyne,  a  2  and  a  3  stating  the  name  of  the  translator,  the  time 

recto.    "  To  the  gentle  and  courteous  Read-  required  for  the  work,  and  the  date  of  its 

ers  ",  a  3  verso.     "Virgils  Life,  set  forth  as  completion.     The  years  run  from  1555  to 

it  is  fuppofed,  by  Aelius  Donatus,  done  into  1583.       Following    the     twelfth     book    is, 

Englilh",  a  4 — A  7.     "The  Argvments  of  «  ^^  Maifler  Phaers  Conclufion  to  his  in- 

the  Thirteene  Bookes  of  Aeneidos,  exprefled  terpretation  of  the  Aeneidos  of  Virgil,  by 

in  verfe",  A  7  verso.     "A  Generall  Svm  him  conuerted into  english  verfe ",V  i  verso 

whereof  all  the  twelue  Bookes  of  Aeneidos  and  V  2  recto. 

The  first  seven  books  of  this  translation  were  originally  published  in  1558. 
In  1562  they  were  republished  with  two  additional  books.  In  1573  the 
joint  translation  of  twelve  books  appeared,  and  in  the  edition  of  1584  the 
thirteenth  book  was  first  added.  The  above  is  the  second  edition  of  the 
complete  work. 


198   PRAYERS,  BOOK  OF  CHRISTIAN. 

A  Booke  Of  |  Chriftian  Pray-  |  ers,  collected  out  of  |  the  aunciet 
writers,  and  |  beft  learned  in  our  tyme,  |  worthy  to  be  read  with 
an  I  earneft  myndeof  all  Chri-  |  ftians,  in  thefc  daungerous  |  and 
troublefome  dayes,  |  that  God  for  Chriftes  |  fake  will  yet  ftill  |  be 
mercy  full  |  vnto  vs.  \  At  London,  \  Printed  by  lohn  Daye,  \  dzvell- 
yng  oucr  Aide rf gate.  \  1378.  \  ^  Cnm  Prinilcgio. 

Quarto.     Black  letter.    Woodcuts.     Second  edition. 

Collation  :  \^,/our  leaves;  A  —  Y and  Aa —  Oo.,  in  fours. 

Title  within  a  broad  woodcut  compartment  top  a  figure  of  the  Virgin  and  Child ;  below 
representing  a  genealogical  tree  springing  is  a  border  composed  of  the  Tudor  emblems 
from  the  recumbent  figure  of  Jesse,  with  fig-  of  the  portcullis  and  rose,  K*'  l;  on  the 
ures  of  his  descendants  on  either  side ;  at  tlie     verso,  a  large  woodcut  figure  of  Queen  Eliz- 


174  Collations  and  Notes. 

abeth  kneeling  on  a  cushion  under  drawn  cut  device  of  the  printer,  and  the  colophon: 
curtains;  over  it,"  Elizabeth  Regina".  Ded-  "At  London.  Printed  by  Jhon  Daye, and  are 
ication, "  ^t^  To  the  Chriftian  Reader,  zeale  to  be  folde  at  his  longjhop,  at  the  Wejl  ende  of 
and  knowledge  in  true  and  harty  prayer  Paules.  Cum  Privilegio  Regicc  AIajeJlatis''\ 
through  Chrifl  lefus  ",  ^ff'  2  —  I^"  4  and  The  book  is  printed  in  black  letter,  with 
A  I  — A  2.  "A  Prayer  to  be  fayd  both  Morn-  an  occasional  prayer  in  roman  or  italic  char- 
ing and  Euening",  A  3.  "A  prayer  to  the  acters,  each  page  surrounded  by  a  woodcut 
Maieftie  of  God  for  the  redreffe  of  a  finfuU  border  composed  of  scenes  from  the  Scrip- 
life",  A  4.  The  prayers,  B  i  —  Oo  2,  "A  tures,  with  appropriate  extracts  printed  un- 
Table  of  the  prayers  contayned  in  this  booke",  derneath ;  a  "  Dance  of  Death  ",  with  suitable 
Oo  3  —  Oo  4;  on  the  verso,  the  large  wood-  mottos,  etc. 

The  first  edition  of  this  book,  usually  known  as  "  Queen  Elizabeth's 
Prayer-Book",  was  printed  in  1569.  It  is  the  only  early  attempt  to  follow 
the  example  of  the  French  printers  in  their  beautiful  "  Books  of  Hours  ". 
The  woodcut  borders  are  after  designs  by  Holbein,  Dlirer,  and  others. 

199  PUTTENHAM,  GEORGE  (1532  ?-i6oo  ?). 

The  Arte  |  Of  English  |  Poesie.  |  Contriued  into  three  Bookes : 
The  firft  of  Poets  |  and  Poefie,  the  fecond  of  Proportion,  |  the  third 
of  Ornament.  |  At  London  \  Printed  by  Richard  Field,  dwelling  i?i 
the  I  black-Friers,  neere  Ludgate.  \  iS^g. 

Quarto.     First  edition. 

Collation:  A  B,  four  leaves;  C — H,  in  fours;  /,  two  leaves;  K — Z 
and  Aa — Mm  2,  in  fours. 

Frontispiece,  a  woodcut  of  Queen  Eliza-  knight,  Lord  of  Bvrghley  ",  AB  3.     Blank 

beth,  with  inscription,  "A  colei  Che  fe  steffa  leaf,  AB  4.    The  first  book,  C  I  —  I  2  (verso 

rafsomiglia   &   non   altrui  ",  AB    I    (recto  blank).     The  second  book,  K  I  —  Q  3  recto, 

blank).     Title  as  above,  with  printer's  de-  The  third  book,  Q  3  verso  to  LI  3.     "The 

vice,  AB  2  (verso  blank).     Dedication  to  Table  of  Chapters  ",  LI  4  and  Mm  I.     Sig- 

"  The  Right  Honorable  Sir  William  Cecill  nature  Mm  2  is  a  blank  leaf. 

It  is  stated  that  two  or  three  copies  of  this  book  are  known  which  have 
four  canceled  leaves  between  signatures  N  and  O. 

200  ROWLANDS,  SAMUEL  {d.  1625). 

Greenes  Ghoft  |  Havnting  |  Cony-catchers:  |  Wherein  is  fet 
downe  |  The  Art  of  Humouring.  |  The  Art  of  carrying  Stones.  | 
Will.  St.  Lift.  I  Ja.  Foft.  Law.  |  Ned  Bro.  Catch,  and  |  Blacke  Rob- 
ins Kindneffe.  |  With  the  merry  Conceits  of  Doctor  Pinch-backe  | 
a  notable  Makefhift.  |  Ten  times  more  pleafant  than  any  thing  yet  | 
publifhed  of  this  matter.  |  Non  ad  imitandum,  fed  ad  euitandum :  | 
London,  \  ^  Printed  for  Francis  Williams.     1626. 

Quarto.     Black  letter.     Second  edition. 


Collations  and  Notes. 


175 


THE   ARTE 

OF    ENGLI  SH 

P  O  E  S  I  E. 

Contrlucdinto  three  Bookes:  The  firft  of  Poets 
and  Pocfie,  the  fccond  of  Proportion, 
the  third  of  Ornament, 


AT     LONDON 
Printed  by  Richard  Field,  dwelHnginthc 
black- Fliers,  nccrcLiidgatc. 
1589. 

[No.  199.] 


176  Collations  and  Notes. 

Collation:  A,  three  leaves;  B — G  3,  in  fours. 

Title  as  above,  A  2  (verso  blank).     Ded-  "To  the  Reader",  in  verse.  "Greenes  Ghoft 

ication,  signed  S.  R.,  "To  all  Gentlemen,  haunting  Conicatchers  ",  B  i — F  3.     "The 

Merchants,  Apprentifes,  Farmers,  and  plaine  Notable,  Slie,  and   Deceitfull    Prankes   of 

Countrimen,  health",  A3  and  A4;  on  verso.  Doctor  Pinchback  ",  F  4 — G  3. 

The  first  edition  was  issued  in  1602. 


201    ROWLANDS,  SAMUEL. 

Diogenes  |  Lanthorne  |  In  Athens  I  feeke  for  honefl;  men,  |  But 
I  fhall  find  them  God  knows  when.  |  He  fearch  the  City,  where  if  I 
can  fee  |  One  honefl  man,  he  fhall  go  with  mee.  |  London  \  ^  Printed 
by  I.  H.  for  Robert  Bird,  at  the  figne  \  of  the  Bible  in  Chcape-fide, 
1628. 

Quarto.     Black  letter. 

Collation:  A — F  \,  in  fours. 

Title  as  above,  with  large  woodcut  of  verse,  signed  Samuel  Rowlands.  The  work, 
Diogenes  standing,  lantern  in  hand,  in  front  under  the  title  "Diogenes  in  his  Lanthorne 
of  his  tub,  A  I ;  on  verso,  "f  Prologue",  in     Humour",  A  2  —  F  i. 

The  first  edition  was  issued  in  1607 ;  and  numerous  editions  followed. 


202  SAINT  PETER. 

Saint  I  Peters  Teares.  |  Suppofedly  written  vpon  his  |  weeping 
forrowes  for  de-  |  nying  his  Maifter  |  Christ.  |  London  \  Printed  for 
William  lones,  ajtd  are  to  \  be  folde  at  his  fJioppe  neare  \  Holbnrne 
Conduict,  at  \  the  figne  of  the  Gjinnc.  \  1602. 

Quarto.     Second  edition. 

Collation:  A — C,  in  fours. 

Title  as  above,  within  abroad  border  of  Saint  Peters  Teares",  A  2  (verso  blank), 

printer's  ornaments,  and  with  a  large  circu-  The  work,  A3  —  C  4,  the  last  leaf  blank, 

lar  device  of  a  similar  character  in  the  center.  The  "  Tears  "  are  divided  from  each  other 

A  I  (verso  blank).     "An    Intraduction   to  by  a  border  of  printer's  ornaments. 

The  first  edition  was  published  in  1597  under  the  title  of  "Saint  Peters 
Ten  Tears". 


SALLUSTIUS     CRISPUS,    LUCIUS.      See  Paynell  and  Barclay, 
No.  196. 


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Jheake  true'Ei^lifh 

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[  No.  203.] 


Collations  and  Notes.  177 

203   SCOT,  THOMAS. 

Philomythie  |  or  |  Philomythologie.  |  wherin  |  Outlandifh  Birds, 
Beasts,  |  and  Fifhes,  are  taught  |  to  |  fpeake  true  Englifh  |  plainely.  | 
By  Tho:  Scot  Gent.  |  Philomithus  est  aliquo  mo:  |  do  philosophus: 
fabula  enim  |  ex  miris  constituitur.  |  Arist.  |  London  \  for  Francis 
Conjlable  \  at  the  zvhitc  Lyon  in  Panics  Chnrch:yard.  |  1616. 

Octavo.     Engraved  title  and  engraved  cuts.     First  edition. 

Collation:  One  leaf;  *\,  four  leaves ;  1]  {repeated),  four  leaves ;  ^  ^,  eight 
leaves ;  A — /,  ///  eights. 

Engraved  title  as  above,  with  two  portraits  to  be  folde  in   Pauls  Church-yard  \  at  the 

and  pictures  of  various  animals  forming  a  f'gne    of  the    white   Lyon.     i6ij",    F    2 

border,  by  R.   Elstracke,  one   leaf  (verso  (verso  blank).     Dedication  in  verse  to  the 

blank).  "  Sarcasmos  Mvndo,  or  the  Frontif-  Earl  of  Essex,  F  3;  on  verso,  "To  the  intel- 

pice  explaned",  H  i — U  4.     Various  short  ligent    Reader".      The    remainder   of  the 

dedicatory  verses,  H  i  (repeated)  to  H  H  2  work,  F  4  —  I  8  (verso  blank).     There  are 

(verso  blank).     "To  the  Reader",  U  IT  3  four  emblematic  engravings,  printed  in  the 

and  H  IF  4  (verso  blank).     "A  Svpply  of  text  on  the  following  signatures:  F  4  recto, 

the  Description  of  Monfier  Pandorsvs  Wal-  F  7  recto,  F  8  recto,  and  G  6  verso.     On 

dolynnatvs".  If  H  5 — H  IT   7-      "Errata",  signatures  I  I  verso  and  I  2  recto  there  is  a 

U  1[  8  (verso  blank).    Eleven  poems,  A  i —  long  hiatus  in  the  text,  which  is  explained  as 

F  I.     A  new  title  as  follows:  "Certaine  |  follows:  "The  coppy  that  fliould  haue  fol- 

Pieces  of  this  |  Age   Paraboliz'd.  |  Viz.   |  lowed  in  this  place,  by  mifchance  was  lofl; 

Duellum  Britannicum.  |  Regalis  luftitia  Ja-  the  Author  being  farre  from   London,  we 

cobj.   I  Aqu-ignifpicium.   |  Satyra  Aulica.  |  could  not  fend  fo  foone  to  him,  as  the  hafte 

Scire  tuura  nihil  est.  |  London  \  Printed  by  of  Booke  required,  which  coppie  we  cannot 

John  Legatt  for  Francis  Conjlable,  \  and  are  haue  till  the  next  Impreffion". 


204   SCOT,  THOMAS. 

Philomythie  |  or  |  Philomythologie.  |  wherin  |  Outlandifli  Birds, 
Beasts,  |  and  Fifhes,  are  taught  |  to  j  fpeake  true  Englifli  |  plainely.  | 
By  Tho:  Scot  Gent.  |  Philomithus  est  aliquo  mo:  |  do  philofophus: 
fabula  enim  |  ex  miris  constituitur.  |  The  fecond  edition  much  in- 
larged.  |  London  \  for  Francis  Conflablc  \  at  the  white  Lyon  in  \ 
Panics  Chiirch:yard.  |  1616. 

Octavo.     Engraved  tide  and  engraved  cuts.     Second  edition. 

Collation:  One  leaf;  ^,  four  leaves;  ^  {repeated),  four  leaves;  ^  fl, 
eight  leaves  ;  A — /,  ///  eights ;  A — C  4,  in  eights. 

Engraved  title  as  above,  with  two  portraits  blank).  "  Sarcasmos  Mvndo,  or  the  Fronlif- 
and  pictures  of  various  animals  forming  a  pice  explaned",  If  I— IT  4.  Various  short 
border,  by    R.  Elstracke,   one   leaf  (verso     dedicatory  verses,  H  I  (repeated)  to  H  H  2 


178 


Collations  and  Notes. 


(verso  blank).  "To  the  Reader",  1[  IT  3 
and  H  H  4  (verso  blank).  "A  Svpply  of 
the  Description  of  Monfier  Pandorsvs  Wal- 
dolynnatvs",  U  U  5— IT  U  7-  "Errata", 
H  U  8  (verso  blank).  Eleven  poems,  A  i — 
F  I.  A  new  title  as  follows:  "  Certaine  | 
Pieces  of  this  |  Age  Paraboliz'd  |  Viz.  | 
Duelhim  Britannicum.  |  Regalis  luftitia  Ja- 
cobj.  I  Aqu-ignifpicium.  |  Satyra  Aulica.  | 
Scire  tuum  nihil  efl.  |  London  \  Printed  by 
lohti  Legatt  for  Francis  Conjlable,  \  and  are 
to  be  /aide  in  Pauls  Church-yard  \  at  the 
figne  of  the  white  Lyon.  i6r^^\  F  2  (verso 
blank).  Dedication  in  verse  to  the  Earl  of 
Essex,  F  3;  on  verso,  "To  the  intelligent 
Reader  ".  The  remainder  of  the  first  part  of 
the  work,  F  4  —  I  8  (verso  blank).  Then  fol- 
lows the  second  part  of  the  work,  with  a  new 
setof  signatures  beginning  with  A  i,  which  is 
blank.  On  A  2  (verso  blank)  the  following 
title  within  woodcut  border:  "The  1  Second 


Part  I  of  I  Philomythie,  |  Or  |  Philomythol- 
ogie.  I  Containing  |  certaine  Tales  |  Of  | 
True  Libertie.  |  Falfe  Friendfhip.  |  Power 
Vnited.  |  Faction  and  Ambition.  |  By  Tho- 
mas Scot  Gent.  |  Printed  at  London  for 
Francis  \  Con/table.  1616 ".  The  work, 
A  3  —  C  4  (versos  of  B  I  and  B  6  blank). 
There  are  four  emblematic  engravings  in 
the  first  part  of  the  work,  printed  in  the  text 
on  the  following  signatures:  F  4  recto,  F  7 
recto,  F  8  recto,  and  G  6  verso.  On  signa- 
tures I  I  verso  and  I  2  recto  there  is  a  long 
hiatus  in  the  text  which  is  explained  as  fol- 
lows: "The  coppy  that  fhould  haue  followed 
in  this  place,  by  mifchance  was  loft;  the 
Author  being  farre  from  London,  we  could 
not  fend  fo  foone  to  him,  as  the  hafte  of  the 
Booke  required,  which  coppie  we  cannot 
haue  till  the  next  Impreffion".  (Signature 
A  4  of  the  second  part  is  misprinted  A3.) 


205   SCOT,  THOMAS. 

Philomythie  |  or  |  Philomythologie.  |  wherin  |  Outlandifh  Birds, 
Beasts,  |  and  Fifhes,  are  taught  |  to  |  fpeake  true  Englifh  |  plainely.  | 
By  Tho:  Scot  Gent.  |  Philomithus  est  aliquo  mo:  |  do  philosophus: 
fabula  enim.  |  ex  miris  constituitur.  |  The  fecond  edition,  much 
inlarged.  |  London  \  for  Francis  Conjlable  \  at  the  white  Lyofi 
in  I  Paules  Church.yard.  |  1616. 

Octavo.     Engraved  title  and  woodcuts.     Third  edition. 


Collation:  One  leaf;  A — J/ 4,  in 
Engraved  title  as  above,  with  two  portraits 
and  pictures  of  various  animals  forming  a 
border,  by  R.  Elstracke,  one  leaf  (verso 
blank).  "A  Praemonition  to  the  intelligent 
Reader",  A  1.  "Sarcasmos  Mvndo,  or  The 
Frontifpice  explaned  ",  A  2 —  A  5.  "A  Svp- 
ply of  the  defcription  of  Monsier  Pandorsvs 
Waldo! ynnatvs",  A  6  —  A  8.  "To  the  ouer- 
wife,  ouer-wilfull,  ouer-curious,  or  ouer-cap- 
tious  Readers",  B  i  and  B  2  recto.  Twelve 
poems,  each  with  short  dedicatory  verses, 
B  2  verso  to  H  8  (verso  blank).  A  new 
title  as  follows :  "  Certaine  |  Pieces  of  this  | 
Age  Paraboliz'd.  |  viz.  |  Duellum  Britanni- 


eights. 
cum.  I  Regalis  luftitia  Jacobi.  |  Aquignifpi- 
cium.  I  Antidotum  Cecillianum.  |  By  Tho- 
mas Scot  I  Gentleman.  |  Scire  tuum  nihil 
est.  I  London  \  Printed  by  Edward  Griffin 
for  Francis  Conflable,  and  \  are  to  be  fold  at 
his  fhop  at  the  figne  of  the  \  white  Lyon  in 
Paules  Church-  \yard.  1616",  I  I  recto. 
The  remainder  of  the  work,  ending  with  a 
general  dedication,  I  I  verso  to  M  4.  Versos 
of  I  6  and  L  3  are  blank.  There  are  seven 
emblematic  woodcuts,  printed  in  the  text  on 
the  rectos  of  the  following  signatures:  I  2, 
I  5,  I  7,  K  6,  L  4,  L  6,  L  8. 


Collations  and  Notes. 


179 


206    SCOT,  THOMAS. 

Philomythie  |  or  |  Philomythologie.  |  wherin  |  Outlandifh  Birds, 
Beasts,  |  and  Fifhes,  are  taught  |  to  |  fpeake  true  Englifli  |  plainely.  | 
By  Tho:  Scot  Gent.  |  Philomithus  est  aliquo  mo:  j  do  philosophus: 
fabula  enim  |  ex  miris  constituitur.  |  The  fecond  edition,  much 
inlarged.  |  Londo7i  \  for  Francis  Co7iJiable  \  at  the  wJiite  Lyon 
in  I  Failles  Cliurch.-yard.  \  1616. 

Octavo.     Engraved  title  and  woodcuts.     Fourth  edition. 


Collation:  One  leaf;  A — M \,  in 

Engraved  title  as  above,  with  two  portraits 
and  pictures  of  various  animals  forming  a 
border,  by  R.  Elstracke,  one  leaf  (verso 
blank).  "A  Praemonition  to  the  intelligent 
Reader",  A  i.  "Sarcasmos  Mvndo,  or  The 
Frontifpiceexplaned",  A  2  —  A  5.  "A  Svp- 
ply  of  the  defcription  of  Monsier  Pandorsvs 
Waldolynnatus",  A  6  —  A  8.  "To  the  ouer- 
wife,  ouer-wilfull,  ouer-curious,  or  ouer-cap- 
tious  Readers",  B  i  and  B  2  recto.  Twelve 
poems,  each  with  short  dedicatory  verses, 
B  2  verso  to  H  8  (verso  blank).  A  new  title 
as  follows :  "  Certaine  |  Pieces  of  this  |  Age 
Parabolizd.   |  viz.  |  Duellum  Britanicum.  | 


eights. 

Regalis  Juftitia  lacobi.  |  Aquignifpicium.  | 
Antidotum  Cecillianum.  |  By  Thomas  Scot  | 
Gentleman.  |  Scire  tuum  nihil  efl.  |  Lon- 
don I  Printed  for  Francis  Conjlablc,  and  are 
to  be  fold  I  at  his  JJiop  at  the  figne  of  the 
white  I  Lyon  in  Patties  Church-  \  yard. 
1616 ",  I  I  recto.  The  remainder  of  the 
work,  ending  with  a  general  dedication,  I  i 
verso  to  M  4.  Versos  of  I  6  and  L  3  are  blank. 
There  are  seven  emblematic  woodcuts, 
printed  in  the  text  on  the  rectos  of  the  fol- 
lowing signatures:  I  2,  I  5,  I  7,  K  6,  L  4, 
L  6,  L  8. 


207   SCOT,  THOMAS. 

Philomythie  |  or  |  Philomythologie.  |  wherin  |  Outlandifli  Birds, 
Beasts,  |  and  Fifhes,  are  taught  |  to  |  fpeake  true  Englifli  |  plainely.  | 
By  Tho:  Scot  Gent.  |  Philomithus  est  aliquo  mo:  |  do  philofophus: 
fabula  enim  |  ex  miris  constituitur.  |  The  fecond  edition  much 
inlarged.  |  London  \  for  Francis  Confiable  \  at  the  zuhite  Lyon 
in  I  Fatties  Chnrch.-yard.     1622. 

Octavo.     Engraved  title  and  woodcuts.     Fifth  edition. 


Collation:  One  leaf;  A — M \,  in 

Engraved  title  as  above,  with  two  portraits 
and  pictures  of  various  animals  forming  a 
border,  by  R.  Elstracke,  one  leaf  (verso 
blank).  "A  Praemonition  to  the  Intelligent 
Reader",  A  i.  "Sarcasmos  Mvndo:  or. 
The  Krontifjjice  explaned",  A  2  —  A  5.  "A 
Svpply  of  the  defcription  of  Monsier  Pan- 
dorsvs Waldolynnatvs",  A  6  —  A  8.     "To 


eights  ;  A — C  3,  in  eights. 

the  ouer-wife,  ouer-wilfull,  ouer-curious,  or 
ouer-captious  Readers",  B  i  and  B  2  recto. 
Twelve  poems,  each  with  short  dedicatory 
verses,  B  2  verso  to  H  8  (verso  blank).  A 
new  title  as  follows:  "Certaine  |  Pieces  of 
this  I  Age  Parabolizd.  |  viz.  |  Duellum  Bri- 
tannicum.  |  Regalis  Juftitia  lacobi.  |  Aquig- 
nifpicium.   I   Antidotum    Cecillianum.   |    By 


i8o  Collations  and  Notes. 

Thomas  Scot  |  Gentleman.  |  Scire  tuum  Or  |  Philomythologie.  |  Containing  Cer-  | 
nihil  eft.  |  London,  \  Printed  for  Francis  taine  Tales  |  Of  |  True  Libertie.  |  Falfe 
Conjlable.  i6i6",  I  i  recto.  The  remain-  Friendfhip.  |  Power  Vnited.  |  Faction  and 
der  of  the  first  part  of  the  work  ending  with  Ambition.  |  By  Thomas  Scot  Gent.  |  Lon- 
a  general  dedication,  1 1  verso  to  M  4.  Versos  don,  \  Printed  by  John  Legait  for  Francis  \ 
of  I  6  and  L  3  blank.  Then  follows  the  Conflable.  i62j^\  The  work,  A  3  —  C  3. 
second  part  of  the  work  with  a  new  set  of  Verso  of  B  5  is  blank.  There  are  seven  em- 
signatures,  beginning  with  A  i,  which  is  blematic  woodcuts  in  the  first  part  of  the 
blank.  On  A  2  (verso  blank)  the  following  work,  printed  in  the  text  on  the  rectos  of 
title,  within  border  of  printer's  ornaments:  the  following  signatures:  I  2,  I  5,  I  7,  K  6, 
"The  I  Second  Part  |  Of  |  Philomythie,  |  L  4,  L  6,  L  8. 

NOTE   ON   THE  VARIOUS   EDITIONS   OF   SCOT'S   PHILOMYTHIE. 

Irrespective  of  the  engraved  frontispiece  containing  the  title,  which  was 
twice  altered,  and  was  used  in  all  the  editions,  there  are  four  distinct  impres- 
sions of  the  text  of  the  first  part  of  the  work,  and  two,  if  not  more,  of  the 
second  part.  From  a  comparison  of  the  five  copies  of  the  book  described 
in  detail  above,  it  appears  that  the  first  edition  consisted  of  the  first  part  of 
the  work  only,  having  the  original  form  of  the  engraved  frontispiece  as  a 
general  title  and  a  separate  printed  title  for  "Certaine  Pieces  of  this  Age 
Paraboliz'd"  on  signature  F  2,  the  imprint  being  dated  161 5.  The  second 
edition  consists  of  the  first  edition  of  the  first  part  with  the  addition  of  a 
second  part,  for  which  there  are  a  new  set  of  signatures  and  a  separate  title- 
page  dated  1616.  The  engraved  frontispiece  prefixed  to  this  edition  has 
been  altered  to  read  "The  second  edition  much  inlarged". 

The  third  edition  has  the  same  altered  frontispiece,  and  is  really  the  second 
impression  of  the  text  which  is  here  rearranged  and  corrected.  The  title-page 
for"Certaine  Pieces  of  this  Age  Paraboliz'd"  comes  on  signature  1 1,  and  is 
dated  1616.  In  this  edition  there  are  seven  woodcuts  in  place  of  the  four 
engravings  in  the  first  edition. 

The  fourth  edition  is  a  page  for  page  and  almost  a  line  for  line  reprint  of 
the  third,  but  it  is  printed  from  slightly  different  types;  the  printer's  orna- 
ments are  quite  different,  and  the  spelling  of  certain  words  has  been  changed. 
The  frontispiece  to  this  edition  is  the  same  as  that  of  the  second  and  third. 
The  fourth  edition  may  be  readily  distinguished  from  the  third  by  the  omis- 
sion of  the  printer's  name  "Edward  Griffin"  from  the  imprint  on  the  title- 
page  on  signature  I  i. 

The  fifth  edition  consists  of  the  fourth  impression  of  the  text  of  the  first 
part  of  the  work  and  of  what  is  presumably  the  second  impression  of  the 
second  part.  To  this  edition  is  prefixed  the  frontispiece  further  altered  to 
make  the  date  1622,  but  the  words  "The  second  edition  much  inlarged" 
still  remain.  The  first  part  is  almost  an  exact  reprint  of  the  text  of  the 
fourth  edition,  but  the  types  and  ornaments  dift'er  slightly.  The  title-page 
for  "  Certaine  Pieces  of  this  Age  Paraboliz'd"  still  comes  on  signature  I  i,  and 


Collations  and  Notes.  i8i 

is  dated  1616.  The  title-page  of  the  second  part  is  dated  1625;  the  text  is 
the  same  as  that  of  the  first  edition,  but  it  is  printed  more  compactly,  and 
with  a  new  set  of  signatures,  as  in  the  first. 

The  copies  of  the  third  and  fourth  editions  above  described  do  not  include 
the  second  part.  It  is  probable,  however,  that  it  was  sometimes  included, 
and  that  the  first  edition  of  that  part  was  used  in  copies  containing  both 
parts.     The  copy  described  in  the  Huth  catalogue  is  so  made  up. 


208   SCOT,  REGINALD  (1545-1599). 

The  difcouerie  |  of  witchcraft,  |  Wherein  the  lewde  dealing  of 
witches  I  and  witchmongers  is  notablie  detected,  the  |  knauerie  of 
coniurors,  the  impietie  of  inchan-  |  tors,  the  follie  of  foothfaiers, 
the  impudent  falf-  |  hood  of  coufenors,  the  infidelitie  of  atheifls,  | 
the  peftilent  practifes  of  Pythonists,  the  |  curiofitie  of  figurecafters, 
the  va-  I  nitie  of  dreamers,  the  begger-  |  lie  art  of  Alcu-  |  myftrie,  | 
The  abhomination  of  idolatrie,  the  hor-  |  rible  art  of  poifoning,  the 
vertue  and  power  of  |  naturall  magike,  and  all  the  conueiances  |  of 
Legierdemaine  and  iuggling  are  deciphered :  j  and  many  other 
things  opened,  which  |  haue  long  lien  hidden,  howbeit  |  verie  ne- 
ceffarie  to  |  be  knowne.  |  Heerevnto  is  added  a  treatife  vpon  the  | 
nature  and  fubftance  of  fpirits  and  diuels,  |  &c :  all  latelie  written  | 
by  Reginald  Scot  |  Efquire.  |  i.  lohn.  4,  i.  |  Beleeue  not  euerie 
fpirit,  but  trie  the  fpirits,  whether  they  are  |  of  God  ;  for  mania  falfe 
prophets  are  gone  |  out  into  the  world,  &c.  |  1584  [Colophon] 
^  Itnprmted  at  London  by  \  William  Bronic. 

Quarto.     Black  letter.    Woodcuts.     First  edition. 

Collation:  A,eight  leaves  ;  B, six  leaves;  C — U  and  Aa — Cc, in  eights; 
■k,  two  leaves;  Dd — Ss,  in  eights. 

Title  as  above,  A  l  (verso  blank).     Dedi-  verso,  "  Places  amended  by  the  Author  ". 

cation,  "To  the  Honorable,  mine  efpeciall  "The  forren  authors  vfed  in  this  Booke  ", 

good  Lord,  Sir  Roger  Manwood  Knight",  B  6.    The  work,  C  i  —  Rr  8.    "The  fumme 

A  2  —  A  5.     "To  the  right  worfliipfull  Sir  of  euerie  chapter  conteined  in  the  fixteene 

Thomas  Scot   Knight",  A  6  —  A   7.      To  bookes  of  this  difcouerie  ",Ss  i — Ss8.    Each 

"  his  louing  friends,  Maifler  Doctor  Coldwell  book  commences  with  a  large  ornamental 

Deane   of  Rochefler,  and    Maifter   Doctor  woodcut  initial  letter,  and  each  chapter  with 

Readman  Archdeacon  of  Canturburie",A8 —  a  smaller  one. 
B  I.     "To  the  Readers",  B  2  — B  5;    on 

SENECA,  LUCIUS  ANN^EUS.     See  Thomas  Newton,  No.  191. 

I  2* 


1 82 


Collations  and  Notes. 


L  V  c  R  E  c  E. 


LONDON. 


Printed  by  Ricliard  Field,  for  lohn  Harrifon^and  arc 

to  be  fold  at  the  fisjncof  the  white  Greyhound 

in  Paulcs  Churh  yard,      i  5  5>  4» 


[  No.  209.] 


Collations  and  Notes.  183 

209   SHAKESPEARE,  WILLIAM  (1564-1616). 

Lvcrece.  |  London.  \  Prmtcd  by  Richard  Field,  for  John  Harrifon, 
and  are  \  to  be  fold  at  the  fig7ie  of  the  white  Greyhound  |  in  Paules 
ChiD'ch  yard.     I5<^4- 

Quarto.     First  edition. 

Collation:  A,  ttvo  leaves;  B  —  iVi,  in  fours. 

Title  as  above,  with  a  heavy  ornamental  ovrable,  Henry  Wriothefley,Earle  of  South- 
headband  and  the  printer's  device  of  an  an-  ampton,  and  Baron  of  Titchfield  ",  A  2  ;  on 
chor  with  the  motto  "Anchora  Spei"  imme-  the  verso,  "The  Argument".     The  poem, 
diately  preceding  the  imprint,  A  i   (verso  B  i  —  N  I  (verso  blank), 
blank).     Dedication,  "  To  the  Right  Hon- 

It  is  Stated  in  the  Locker  catalogue  that  there  are  only  five  perfect  copies 
of  this  work  known.  The  one  described  above  was  from  the  celebrated 
Perkins  collection. 


210   SHAKESPEARE,  WILLIAM. 

The  Rape  of  |  Lucrece,  |  Committed  by  |  Tarquin  the  Sixt ;  | 
And  I  The  remarkable  judgments  that  befel  him  for  it.  |  By  |  The 
incomparable  Mafter  of  our  Englifh  Poetry,  |  Will :  Shakespeare 
Gent.  I  Whereunto  is  annexed,  |  The  Banifhment  of  Tarquin :  |  Or, 
the  Reward  of  Luft.  |  By  J.  Quarles.  |  London.  [  Printed  by  J.  G. 
for  John  Staffoj-d,  in  George-yard  |  neer  Fleet-bridge,  and  Will  : 
Gilbertfon  at  \  the  Bible  in  Giltfpur-flreet.     i6§^. 

Octavo.     Portrait.     Eighth  edition. 

Collation:  A,  four  leaves y  B — F,  in  eights;  G,  four  leaves. 

Title  as  above,  ending  with  a  device  of  a  at  Fleet-bridge,  and  Will:  Gilbert/on  in  Gtlt- 

wreath  containing  the  initials  I.  S.  and  W.  G.  fptn'-Jlreet.   i6jj^\   Title,  F  5  (verso  blank), 

in  the  center,  A  2  (verso  blank).     Dedica-  "  To  the  Reader  ",  F  6.     The  poem,  F  7 — 

tion, "  To  my  efteemed  friend  Mr.  Nehemiah  G  4.    The  work  is  preceded  by  a  frontispiece 

Massey",  signed  John  Quarles,  A  3.    "The  ascribed  to  Faithorne,  containing  a  small 

Argument",  A  4.    The  poem,  Bi  —  F4(ver-  oval  portrait  of  Shakespeare,  below  which 

so  blank).     "  TarqvWk^  Banished :    Or,  The  are  full-length  figures  of  Collatinus  and  Lu- 

Reward  Of  Lust.  Writtv\  by  J.  Q.   Quicquid  cretia,  with  the  inscription,  "The  Fates  de- 

boni  cum  difcretionefeceVis,  virtus  eft;  quic-  cree,  that  tis  a  mighty  wrong  To  Woemen 

quid   fine    difcretione   gefferis,  vitium    efl :  Kindc,  to  have  more  Greife,  then  Tongue, 

virtus  enim  indifcreta  pro  vitio  deputatur.  Will:  Gilbirfon  :  John  Stafford  excud  ". 
London.    Printed  by  J.  G.  for  John  Stafford 

This  edition,  though  late,  is  valuable  and  interesting  from  the  fact  of  its 
containing  the  third  engraved  portrait  of  Shakespeare.     The  first  was  en- 


184  Collations  and  Notes. 

graved  by  Droeshout  for  the  folio  edition  of  his  works  pubhshed  in  1623, 
and  the  second  by  Marshall  appeared  in  the  edition  of  his  Poems,  1640, 
described  below. 


211    SHAKESPEARE,  WILLIAM. 

Shake-speares  |  Sonnets.  |  Neuer  before  Imprinted.  |  At  Lon- 
don I  By  G.  Eld  for  T.  T.  and  are  \  to  be  folde  by  John  Wright, 
dwelling  |  at  CJiriJl  Church  gate.  \  j6og. 

Quarto.     First  edition. 

Collation:  Two  prelitninary  leaves  without  signatures  ;  B — L  2,  in  fours. 

Title  as  above,  with  a  heavy  ornamental  Ovr.  Ever-Living.  Poet.   |  Wisheth.   |  The 

headband,  one  leaf  (verso  blank).     Dedica-  Well-Wishing.  |  Adventvrer.  In.  |  Setting.  | 

tion  as  follows,  one  leaf  (verso  blank):  "To.  Forth.  |  T.  T." 

The.  Onlie.  Begetter.  Of.  |  These.  Insving.  The  sonnets,  B  I  —  K  I  recto.    "A  Louers 

Sonnets.   |  M'-  W.   H.   All.   Happinesse.   |  complaint ",  K  I  verso  to  L  2. 
And.  That.  Eternitie.   |   Promised.   |  By.   | 

Of  the  few  copies  of  this  book  known  to  exist,  most  have  the  imprint  as 
follows :  "^/  Lo?idon  |  By  G.  Eld  for  2.  T.  and  are  (  to  be  folde  by  William 
Afpley.  I  i6og'\ 

From  Meres's  "Wits  Treasury",  1598,  it  is  known  that  although  not 
printed  until  1609,  these  " sugred  sonnets"  were  circulated  in  manuscript 
"among  his  private  friends"  certainly  as  early  as  1598. 


212   SHAKESPEARE,  WILLIAM. 

Poems  :  |  Written  |  By  |  Wil.  Shake-speare.  |  Gent.  |  Printed 
at  London  by  Tho.  Cotes,  and  are  |  to  be  fold  by  Lohn  Benfon,  dwell- 
ing in  I  St.  Ditnflans  Church-yard.     16^0. 

Octavo.     First  edition. 

Collation:  Portrait;  -k,  four  leaves ;  A — L,  in  eights;  M,  four  leaves. 

Title  as  above,  with  a  large  printer's  de-  Nature  her  selfe,  was  proud  of  his  defignes 

vice  in  the  center,*  I  (verso  blank),  pre-  And  joy'd  to  weare  the  drefsing  of  his  lines, 

ceded  by  a  portrait  of  the  author  engraved  The  learned  will  Confefs,his  works  are  fuch, 

by  W.  Marshall,  half  length,  in  a  ruft'  and  As  neither  man,  nor  Mufe,  can  prayfe  to 

cloak,  the  left  hand  holding  a  branch  of  lau-  much 

rel.     Below  is  the  following  inscription  :  Yox  ever  live  thy  fame,  the  world  to  tell 

Thy  like,  no  age,  shall  ever  paralell. 

"  This  shadowe  is  renowned  Shakefpear's  !  «  w.  M.  fculpfet  ". 

Soule  of  th'  age 

Theapplaufe!  delight!   the  wonder  of  the  "To  the  Reader",  signed  I.  B.,  *  2.  Verses, 

Stage.  "  Vpon    Mafler  William    Shakespeare,  the 


Collations  and  Notes. 


185 


SHAKE-SPEARES 


SONNETS. 


Ncuer  before  Imprinted. 


AT  London 
By  g.  Eld  for  T.  T.  and  arc 

to  be  folde  by  /ohn^^ri^kf^dwcWin^ 
at  Chrift  Church  gacc. 
1609, 


[  No.  21 1.] 


1 86 


Collations  and  Notes. 


Deceafed  Authour,  and  his  Poems",  signed 
Leon.  Digges,  and  "  Of  Mr.  William  Shake- 
speare ",  signed  John  Warren,  •  3  —  •  4. 
New  title,  identical  with  the  first  except  that 
it  is  without  a  date,  A  i  (verso  blank).  The 
poems,  A  2  —  K  8  recto.  Two  epitaphs  on 
the  author,  signed  I,  M.  and  W.  B.  respec- 
tively, K  8  recto  to  K  8  verso.  An  elegy 
on  the  death  of  the  author,  without  signa- 


ture, L  I.  "An  Addition  of  fome  Excellent 
Poems,  to  thofe  precedent,  of  Renowned 
Shakefpeare,  By  other  Gentlemen",  L  2  — 
M  4  (verso  blank).  Of  the  latter  poems 
two  are  signed  B.  I(onson)  and  one  F. 
B(eaumont).  The  greater  number,  how- 
ever, are  without  signatures.  (Signature 
B  3  is  misprinted  B  5.) 


This  volume  is  really  a  bookseller's  compilation,  and  is  of  little  authority 
for  the  settlement  of  questions  relating  to  the  correctness  of  the  text.  The 
sonnets  are  nearly  all  included,  while  "  Lucrece"  and  "Venus  and  Adonis" 
are  omitted.  It  also  contains  poems  by  Ben  Jonson,  Beaumont,  Fletcher, 
and  other  writers  of  the  period. 


213   SHELTON,  THOMAS. 

The  I  History  Of  |  Don-Qvichote.  |  The  first  parte.  |  Printed  for 
Ed :  Bloimte. 

The  I  History  Of  |  Don-Qvichote.  |  The  fecond  parte.  (  Printed 
for  Ed  :  Blounte. 

Two  volumes.     Quarto. 


Collation  :    {^Part  I.)   ^,  four  lear 
{Part  11.)    One  leaf;  A—Z  a?id  Aa- 

Part  I.  Title  as  above,  occupying  the 
lower  part  of  an  engraved  frontispiece,  the 
upper  part  having  figures  of  Don  Quixote 
and  Sancho  Pansa,  5^  i  (verso  blank).  Ded- 
ication to  the  Lord  of  Walden,  1^  2.  "  The 
Authors  Preface  to  the  Reader  ",  ^  3  —  A3 
recto.  "  Certaine  Sonnets,vvritten  by  Knights 
Errant,  Ladies,  Squires,  and  Horfes,  in  the 
prayfe  of  Don-Qvixote,  his  Dame,  his  Squire, 
and  Steed  ",  A  3  verso  to  A  5.  Table  to  the 
first  part,  A  6  — A  8.  The  work,  B  i  —  Oo  6. 
Sonnets  and  epitaphs  on  Don  Quixote,  San- 
cho Pansa,  etc.,  Oo  7  —  Oo  8. 

Part  IL  Engraved  frontispiece  as  before. 


'es ;  A — Z  and  Aa — Oo,  in  eights. 
—li,  in  eights ;  Kk,  three  leaves. 

one  leaf  (verso  blank).  Printed  title  as  fol- 
lows :  "  The  |  Second  |  Part  Of  The  |  His- 
tory Of  The  I  Valorous  and  witty  Knight-  | 
Errant,  |  Don  Quixote  of  the  Man5ha.  | 
Written  in  Spanifh  by  Michael  |  Ceruantes: 
And  now  Tranflated  |  into  Englilh.  |  Lon- 
don, I  Printed  for  Edward  Blount.  \  1620  ", 
A  I  (verso  blank).  Dedication  to  George 
Marquesse  Buckingham,  Viscount  Villiers, 
etc.,  A  2.  "  The  Avthors  Prolog ve  To  The 
Reader",  A  3  —  A  5.  Table  to  the  second 
part,  A  6 — A  8 ;  on  verso,  "  Errata  ".  The 
work,  B  I — Kk  3. 


First  English  translation. 

The  first  edition  of  the  first  part  appeared  in  161 2,  and  was  republished, 
together  with  the  first  edition  of  the  second  part,  in  1620.  From  a  cata- 
logue issued  by  Mr.  Bernard  Quaritch  (No.  124,  May  10,  1892)  we  copy 
the  following  description  of  differences  between  the  first  and  second  editions 
of  the  first  part : 


[  No.  213.     Size  of  original,  4V'V  X  6^\  inches.] 


Collations  and  Notes.  187 

The  first  edition  has  a  printed  title  with  the  imprint, "  Wi/liam  Sia?isby, 
for  Ed.  Blount  and  IV.  Barret.  1612  ".  Each  page  of  text  is  surrounded 
with  a  single  ruled  line  in  the  inner  and  bottom  margins,  and  two  parallel 
lines  in  the  upper  and  outer  margins.  In  the  running  titles  at  the  head  of 
the  pages  are  the  words,  Part  I.,  Part  II.,  etc.  Finally,  the  volume  extends 
to  594  pages. 

The  second  edition  has  an  engraved  title,  but  no  printed  one,  as  far  as 
we  have  been  able  to  learn.  The  heading  only  of  each  page  is  printed  be- 
tween parallel  lines,  while  there  are  no  lines  in  the  other  margins.  Finally, 
the  volume  only  extends  to  572  pages  instead  of  594,  as  in  the  first  edition. 
The  above  described  copy  is  therefore  the  second  edition  of  the  first  part, 
and  the  first  edition  of  the' second  part. 

214  SIDNEY,  SIR  PHILIP  (1554-1586). 

The  I  Covntesse  |  Of  Pembrokes  |  Arcadia,  |  Written  By  Sir 
Philippe  I  Sidnei.  |  London  \  Printed  for  William  Ponfonbie.  \  Anno 
Donmii,  1590. 

Quarto.     First  edition. 

Collation:^ — Zz,  in  eights. 

One  blank  leaf,  A  I.    Title  as  above,  with  on  the  verso,  a  notice  by  "  the  ouer-feer  of 

the  coat  of  arms  of  the  Sidney  family  pre-  the  print "  that  he   is  responsible  for  the 

ceding  the  imprint,  A  2  (verso  blank).    Ded-  division  and  summaries  of  chapters.     The 

ication,  "To  My  Deare  Ladie  And  Sister,  work,  B  —  Zz,  in  fours. 
The  Covntesse  of  Pembroke",  A  3  —  A  4; 

215  SIDNEY,  SIR  PHILIP. 

The  I  Covntesse  |  Of  Pembrokes  |  Arcadia.  |  Written  By  Sir  | 
Philip  Sidney  |  Knight.  |  Now  The  Third  Time  |  publifhed,  with 
fundry  new  additions  |  of  the  fame  Author.  |  London  \  Imprinted 
for  William  Ponfonbie.  \  Anno  Domini.     I5<^8. 

Folio.     Third  edition. 

Collation:  ^,  four  leaves  ;  A — Bbb,  in  sixes. 

Title  as  above,  within  woodcut  border,^  2  esie",  Ss  6 — Xx  I.    "Astrophel  and  Stella", 

(verso  blank).     Dedication  to  the  Countess  Xx  2  —  Bbb  3  recto.     A  Masque  presented 

of  Pembroke,  f  3.     "To  the  Reader,"  ^4.  to  Queen  Elizabeth  in  Wansteed  Garden, 

"The  Arcadia",  A  1 — Rr  2  recto.    Sonnets,  Bbb  3  verso  to  Bbb  6. 
Rr  2  verso  to  Ss  5.     "  The  Defence  of  Po- 

216  SIDNEY,  SIR  PHILIP. 

The  I  Covntesse  |  Of  Pembrokes  |  Arcadia.  |  Written  By  Sir  | 
Philip  Sidney  |  Knight.  |  Now  The  Fovrth  Time  |  Pvblishcd,  With 


1 88 


Collations  and  Notes. 


COVNTESSE 

OF  PEMBROKES 

ARCADIA, 

WRITTEN    BY   SIR  PHILIPPE 
S  I  D  N  E  I. 


L  ONDON 
Printed  for  William  Ponfbnbic. 
k^nno  Domini,  Ijpo. 

[No.  214.] 


Collations  and  Notes.  189 

Svndry  |   New  Additions  Of  The  |  fame  author.   |  London  \  Im- 
printed for  UlatJiew  Lownes  |  Anno  Domini.  I  1605. 
Folio.     Fifth  edition. 

Collation:  ^,  four  leaves j  A  —  Bbb,  in  sixes. 

Title  as  above,  within  an  elaborate  wood-  Reader  ",  If  4.    "  The  Arcadia",  A  i  —  Rr  2 

cut  border  containing  figures  of  several  early  recto.     Sonnets,  Rr  2  verso  to  .Ss  5.     "The 

astronomers   and  geographers,  and  of  the  defence  of  poesy  ",  Ss  6  —  Xx  i.    "Aftrophel 

sciences,  etc.,  1[  2  (verso  blank).     Dedica-  and  Stella",  Xx 2  —  Bbb3recto.   A  Masque, 

tion,  "  To  my  Deare  Lady  and-  Sifter,  the  Bbb  3  verso  to  Bbb  6.  H  i  is  a  blank  leaf. 
Countefse  of  Pembroke",  H  3-     "To  the 

There  has  been  considerable  dispute  as  to  whether  this  edition  is  simply 
the  1598  edition  with  a  new  title,  or  a  bona  fide  newly  printed  edition.  A 
pamphlet  on  the  subject  was  privately  printed  by  the  late  J.  Halliwell  Phil- 
lipps,  in  which  he  contended  that  it  was  an  entirely  separate  edition. 

217   SIDNEY,  SIR  PHILIP. 

An  I  Apologie  |  for  Poetrie.  |  Written  by  the  right  noble,  vertu-  | 
ous,  and  learned.  Sir  Phillip  |  Sidney,  Knight.  |  Odi  profanum  val- 
gus, et  arceo.  |  At  London,  \  Printed  for  Henry  Olney,  and  are  to 
be  fold  at  |  his  fJtop  in  Paules  Church-yard,  at  the  figne  |  of  the 
George,  neere  to  Cheap-gate.  \  Anno.  15^5. 

Quarto. 

Collation:   Three  leaves  [unsigned)',  B — L  3,  in  fours. 

Title  as  above,  with  printer's  ornament.  Sonnets  written  by  Henrie  Conftable  to  Sir 

first  leaf  (verso  blank).     "To  the  Reader",  Phillip    Sidneys   foule  ",   third    leaf.      The 

signed  Henry  Olney;  also,  on  verso,"  Faults  work,  under  the  title,  "An  Apologie  for  Po- 

efcaped,  thus  corrected",  second  leaf.  "Foure  etrie  ",  B  i  —  L  3. 

There  were  two  editions  of  this  work  issued  in  1595,  one  by  Henry 
Olney,  as  above,  and  the  other  by  Williain  Ponsonby,  under  the  title,  "  The 
Defence  of  Poesie".  It  is  uncertain  which  of  the  two  was  the  earlier 
printed,  for  although  Ponsonby's  title  was  entered  on  the  registers  of  the 
Stationers'  Company  six  months  before  Olney's,  yet  the  latter  may  have 
printed  his  edition  first.  According  to  Collier,  Olney's  edition  was  the  first ; 
but  he  may  not  have  known  of  the  other.  In  the  Locker  collection  is  a 
copy  of  the  Ponsonby  edition,  described  as  unique.  In  that  copy  the  title, 
"The  Defence  of  Poefie",  is  given  not  only  on  the  title-page,  but  also  in 
the  body  of  the  work  and  as  a  headline.  The  signatures  run  from  li  to  K  2 
only,  and  there  are  no  preliminary  leaves  except  the  title.  Some  copies  of 
the  book,  however,  are  made  up  with  Olney's  edition  of  the  body  of  the 
work,  signatures  I>  to  L  3,  and  Ponsonby's  title-i)age.     l''()r  (he  purpose  of 


190  Collations  and  Notes. 


APOLOGIE 


for  P 


octrie. 


Written  by  the  right  noble,  vertu- 
Oils  y  and  learned^  Sir  Phillip 

Sidney,  Kntght. 
Oil  vrofanum  yulgusyet  arceo. 


AT     LONDON, 

frinlQifot  Henry  Olneyy  and  are  to  be  fold  at 

hisihop  in  Paules  Church-yard,  at  the  figne 

of  ehe  George,  neere  to  Cheap -gate. 

c^tme^     I  If  J, 

[No.  217. J 


Collations  and  Notes. 


191 


THE 
DEFENCE  OF 

Poefic. 

By  Sir  Phillip  Sidney, 

Knight. 


LONDON 

Primed  for  vrillum  emfmby. 


I  5P  S. 


[  No.  217.     Sec  note] 


192  Collations  and  Notes. 

comparison,  a  facsimile  of  the  title-page  to  Ponsonby's  edition  is  shown 
herewith.  When  this  work  was  appended  to  the  1598  edition  of  the  "Ar- 
cadia ",  the  title  was  given  as  "  The  Defence  of  Poefie  ",  and  the  sonnets 
by  Constable  were  omitted.  Edward  Wotton,  whose  name  in  the  early 
editions  is  mentioned  at  the  beginning  of  the  work,  was  afterward  designated 
by  his  initials  only. 

218  SKELTON,  JOHN  (i46o?-is29?). 

C  Here  after  |  foloweth  a  ly-  |  tell  boke,  whiche  hath  to  name,  | 
why  come  ye  nat  to  courte,  |  compyled  by  mayfter  |  Skelton 
poete  I  Laureate.  |  [Colophon]  C  Imprinted  \  at  London  by  \  me 
Richard  |  kelc  \  dwellig  in  the  \  powltry  at  the  \  longe  JJiop  \  vnder 
faynt  \  myldredes  \  chyrch. 

Octavo.     Black  letter.     First  edition. 

Collation:  A — Z>,  in  eights. 

Title  as  above,  between  woodcut  head- and  posed  by  Mr.  Dyce  to  represent  Wolsey. 
foot-bands  and  terminating  with  a  device  of  The  work,  A  2  —  D  6.  The  colophon  as 
printer's  ornaments  in  shape  of  a  cross,  fol-  given  above  occupies  the  recto  of  D  7,  being 
lowed  by  a  horizontal  line  of  similar  orna-  printed  in  a  very  large  black  letter;  on  verso 
ments,  A  l;  on  verso,  a  woodcut  of  two  is  a  woodcut  of  the  author  seated  at  a  reading- 
figures  between  head- and  foot-bands,  one  of  desk,  with  an  inscription  in  the  upper  right- 
whom  is  crowned  with  laurel  and  is  entitled  hand  corner,  "Skelton  poyet".  The  last 
"  Skelton  "  in  a  scroll  above ;  the  other  has  leaf  is  blank, 
a  blank  scroll  above  his  head,  but  is  sup- 

This  is  the  first  issue  of  this  work  known,  and  it  was  published  about 
1550.  Huth's  copy  does  not  have  the  woodcut  on  the  back  of  title,  as 
noted  above. 

219  SKELTON,  JOHN. 

C  Pithy  plea-  |  faunt  and  profita-  |  ble  vi^orkes  of  mai-  |  fter 
Skelton,  |  Poete  Lau-  |  reate.  |  Nowe  collected  and  |  newly  pub- 
lifhed.  I  Anno  |  1568.  |  ^^^  Imprinted  at  LondoJi  in  Fletejireate,  \ 
neare  vnto  faint  Dunjlones  \  chnrche  by  Thomas  \  MarJJie. 

Octavo.     Black  letter.     First  edition. 

Collation  :  Four  leaves  [no  signature) ;  A — Aa  4,  in  eights. 

Title  as  above,  one  leaf;  on  verso,  eight  lected  by  I.  S.  as  follovveth".     The  work, 

lines  in  Latin.     Poem  beginning  "If  flouth  A  I — Aa  4  (verso  blank),  ending  with  a 

and  tract  of  time",  three  leaves;  on  verso,  colophon  identical  with  the  imprint  on  the 

a  list  of  the  "Workes  of  Skelton  newly  col-  title-page. 

This  work  was  not  reprinted  until  1736. 


Collations  and  Notes.  193 


fter  Skelton, 
Poete  Lau- 
reate. 

|^o\)3s  collecteD  an& 

nelul^  publtfl^eo. 

^  N  N  O 

1568- 

i^Tmpmtedal  London  in  Fleteftnate^ 
neare  Jfnto  faint  T)unftQnes 
cbtirche  by  Thomas 
Marfhe, 

[  No.  219.] 


13 


194 


Collations  and  Notes. 


[  No.  220.] 


Collations  and  Notes.  195 

220  SOUTHWELL,  ROBERT  (1560-1595). 

Saint  I  Peters  Com-  |  plaint,  |  Newly  augmented  |  With  other 
Poems.  I  Londofi.  \  Printed  by  H.  L.  for  Williajn  Leake:  and  |  are 
to  be  fold  at  his  fJiop  in  Paules  Church-  \  yard,  at  the  figne  of  the 
holy  I  Ghost.  \  (n.  d.) 

Quarto. 

Collation:  A — M  2,  in  fours. 

Title  as  above,  within  a  woodcut  border  "The  Author  to  his  louing  Cofin",  A  2. 
in  which  are  winged  figures  playing  on  "The  Avthovr  to  the  Reader",  A3.  The 
musical   instruments,   A    i    (verso  blank),     work,  A  4  —  M  2  (verso  blank). 

The  date  of  this  edition  is  in  doubt.     It  has  been  assigned  to  the  year 
1596,  and  by  some  even  as  late  as  1609. 
The  poem  was  first  printed  in  1595. 

221  SOUTHWELL,  ROBERT. 

Saint  I  Peters  Com-  |  plaint.  |  With  other  Poems.  |  Edinbvrgh  \ 
Printed  by  Robert  Walde-graue  |  Printer  to  the  Kings  Mafeftie.  \ 
Cum  Privilegio  Regio. 

Quarto. 

Collation:  A — G,  in  fours. 

Title  as  above,  within  a  broad  border  of  blank).  "The  Avthovr  to  the  Reader", 
printer's  ornaments  and  with  a  large  wood-  A  2;  on  verso,  the  same.  The  work,  A3  — 
cut   ornament   in    the   center,   A    I   (verso     G  4  (verso  blank). 

This  edition  is  supposed  by  Corser  to  have  been  printed  about  1600.  It 
follows  the  edition  of  1595  closely  with  the  exception  of  the  prose  epistle 
from  "The  Author  to  his  loving  Cosin". 

222  SOUTHWELL,  ROBERT. 

S.  Peters  |  Complaint.  |  And  |  Saint  Mary  |  Magdalens  |  Fvne- 
rall  Teares.  |  With  fundry  other  felected,  |  and  deuout  Poems.  |  By 
R.  S.  of  the  Society  of  lesvs.  |  Is  any  among  you  fad?  Let  him 
pray.  Is  he  of  a  |  cheerfull  hart?  Let  him  fing.  lac.  5.  |  Per- 
miffu  Superionim.      [Douay]  M.DC.XVI. 

Small  octavo. 

Collation:  A — L^  in  eights. 

Title  as  above,  with  Christian  device,  A  I  Good  Cosen  Maifler  W.  S.",  A  2.  "The 
(verso  blank).    Dedication,  "To  My  Worthy     Avthor  to  the  Reader",  A  3.   "Saint  Peters 


196 


Collations  and  Notes. 


Complaint",  A  4 — C  4.      Four  poems  on  Worthy  and  Vertvovs  Gentle-woman,  Mrs. 

St.  Peter,  C  5  — C  8.     Another  title  as  fol-  D.   A.",  D  2  — D  4.     "To  the   Reader", 

lows:    "S.    Mary  |  Magdalens  |  Fvnerall  |  D  5  —  D  6.    "Saint  Mary  Magdalens  Fvne- 

Teares.  |  Written  by  R.  S.  of  the  Society  rail  Teares  ",  D  7  —  L  2  recto.  Eight  poems, 

of  I  lesvs.  I  Luctum  Vnigeniti  factibiplan-  |  the  last  being  "The  Christians  Manna",  L  2 

ctum  amarum.  |  lerem.  6.  verf.  26  ",  D  i  verso  to  L  8. 
(verso  blank).     Dedication,  "To  the  Right 

This  edition,  printed  at  Douay,  contains  the  poem  entitled  "The  Chris- 
tians Manna",  which  is  considered  doubtful  and  does  not  appear  in  the 
London  or  Edinburgh  editions. 


S.  PETERS 

COMPLAINT. 

AND 

SAINT    MARY 
Q:MAqT>ALENS 

FVNERALL     TEAR^S. 

With  fundry  other  feleded  , 
and  deuouc  Poems . 

ByR.S  ,  of  the  Scaety  (/I  E  s  v  s  . 


Is  any  a^nong  you  fid  f  Ln  him  pray  .   h  ht  of  a 
iheerfult  hatt  f  Ltt  him  fin^.  Jac ,  5. 

PermilTu  Superiorum .  M.  DC.  XVI 
[No.  222.] 


Collations  and  Notes,  197 

223  SOUTHWELL,  ROBERT. 

Moeonice.  |  Or,  |  Certaine  |  excellent  Poems  and  fpiri-  |  tuall 
Hymnes:  |  Omitted  in  the  laft  Imprefsion  of  Peters  |  Complaint; 
being  needefuU  there-  |  unto  to  be  annexed,  as  being  both  Di-  |  ine 
and  Wittie.  |  All  compofed  by  R.  S.  |  London  \  Printed  by  Valentine 
Sims,  for  \  John  Bnsbie  \  ijQS- 

Quarto.     First  edition. 

Collation:  A,  two  leaves;  B — E,  in  fours. 

Title  as  above,  with  a  device  made  of  Readers",  A  2.  The  work,  B  i  —  E  4.  The 
printer's  ornaments  in  the  center,  A  i  (verso  title  to  each  hymn  is  printed  within  broad 
blank).     "The   Printer  to  the  Gentlemen     borders  of  printer's  ornaments. 

This  work  was  reprinted  in  1596  and  1620,  but  without  the  address  from 
the  "Printer  to  the  Gentlemen  Readers".  Late  editions  show  considerable 
change  in  the  text. 

224  SOUTHWELL,  ROBERT. 

The  I  Triumphs  ouer  Death:  |  Or  |  A  Confolatorie  Epiftle,  for 
affli-  I  cted  minds,  in  the  affects  of  |  dying  friends.  |  First  written  for 
the  confolation  of  one:  |  but  nowe  publifhed  for  the  generall  |  good 
of  all,  by  R.  S.  the  Authour  of  S.  |  Peters  Complaint,  and  Moeoniae  | 
his  other  Hymnes.  |  London  \  Printed  by  Valentine  Si?nmes  for 
John  I  Busbie,  and  are  to  be  folde  at  Nicholas  \  Lings  fJiop  at  the 
Weft  end  of  \  Panles  CJiurch.  \  15^6. 
Quarto.     Second  edition. 

Collation:  A — E,  in  fours. 

Title  as  above,  within  ruled  lines  and  a  Reader",  A3  verso  to  A  4  recto,  all  by  John 

broad  border  of  printer's  ornaments,  A  I  Trussell.     "The  Authour  to  the  Reader", 

(verso  blank).     Dedication  to"M.  Richard  A  4  verso.     The  tract,  B  i  —  E  4,  the  last 

Sackuile"  and  others,  A  2.     An  acrostic  on  leaf  blank. 
Robert   Southwell,   A   3   recto.      "To   the 

This  tract,  which  is  in  prose,  was  first  published  in  1595,  by  the  same 
printer. 

225  SOUTHWELL,  ROBERT. 

Marie  |  Magdalens  Funerall  |  Tcares.  |  leremiae.  |  Capit.  6. 
Verfe.  26.  |  Luctum  vnigeniti  |  fac  tibi  planctum  |  Amarum.  |  At 
London,  \  Printed  by  L  R.  for  IV.  L.  \  1602.     [Colophon]  At  Lon- 

13* 


198  Collations  and  Notes. 

don,  I  Printed  for  William  Leake,  dzvel-  \  ling  in  Patiles  Chnrch- 
yard,  at  \  the  figne  of  the  Holy  \  Ghost.  \  1602. 

Octavo.     Second  edition. 

Collation  :  A — L,  in  eights. 

Title  as  above,  within  woodcut  border,  A  i  and  A  7.     The  work,  A  8  —  L  7.    The  col- 

( verso  blank).     Dedication,  "To  the  wor-  ophon  as  above,  with  woodcut  device  (in- 

fhipfuU  and  vertuous  Gentlewoman,  Miflreffe  verted),  L  8  (verso  blank). 
D.  A.",  A  2  — A  5.     "To  the  Reader",  A  6 

The  first  edition  was  printed  in  1594. 


226   SOUTHWELL,  ROBERT. 

A  I  Fovre-Fovld  |  Meditation,  |  Of  the  foure  laft  things:  |  viz.  | 
I.  \  /  Houre  of  Death. 

^-  (  of  the  ]  ^^^  °^  ludgement. 

3.  I  j  Paines  of  Hell. 

4.  j  \  loyes  of  Hcauen. 

Shewing  the  eftate  of  the  Elect  and  Reprobate.  |  Compofed  in  a 
Diuine  Poeme  |  by  R.  S.  |  The  author  of  S.  Peters  complaint.  |  Im- 
printed at  London  by  G.  Eld:  for  Francis  ^Burton.  \  1606. 

Quarto.     First  edition. 

Collation:  Two  leaves;  B — G  2,  in  fours. 

Title  as  above,  one  leaf  (verso  blank).  Each  page  of  the  work  has  a  border  ex- 
Dedication    to    Mathew    Saunders,    Esq.,  tending  across   the  top  and  bottom   corn- 
signed  W.  H.,  one  leaf  (verso  blank).    The  posed  of  prmter's  ornaments, 
work,  B  I — G  2,  the  last  leaf  blank. 


227  SPENSER,  EDMUND  (1552-1599). 

^  Three  Proper,  |  and  wittie,  familiar  Letters  :  |  lately  paffed 
betwene  two  V-  |  niuerfitie  men:  touching  the  Earth-  |  quake  in 
Aprill  laft,  and  our  Englifh  |  refourmed  Verfifying.  |  With  the 
Preface  of  a  wellwiller  |  to  them  both.  |  Imprinted  at  Lon-  \  don,  by 
H.  Bynncman,  dzvelling  \  in  Thames  flreate,  neere  vnto  \  Baynardes 
Caflell.  I  Ajino  Domini.  1580.  \  Cum  gratia  &"  prinilegio  Regies 
Maiestatis. 

Quarto.     Black  letter.     First  edition. 


Collations  and  Notes.  199 

Collation:  A — It,,  in  fours. 

Title  as  above,  within  a  border  of  printer's  wri-  |  ting :  both  touching  the  forefaid  |  Arti- 

ornaments,  with  printer's  device  in  center,  ficiall  Verfifying,  and  cer-  |  tain  other  Par- 

A    I    (verso    blank).      Dedication    to    the  ticulars:  |  More  lately  deliuered  vnto  the  | 

"Cvrteovs  Buyer,  by  a  Welwiller  of  the  two  Printer".     Imprint  and  border  as  before, 

Authours",  dated  at  end,  "XIX  of  lune.  G  2  (verso  blank).    The  letters,  G  3  —  I  3; 

1580",  A  2.     The  letters,  A  3  —  G  I  (verso  on  verso,a  device  of  a  serpent  twined  around 

blank).   New  title,  "Two  Other,  |  very  com-  a  rustic  cross,  which  is  held  in  two  clasped 

mendable    Let-  |  ters,    of    the    fame    mens  hands. 

The  "two  Vniversitie  men"  were  Spenser  and  Gabriel  Harvey,  and  the 
letters  seem  to  have  originated  from  Harvey's  failure  to  obtain  the  oratorship 
of  Cambridge  University;  they  were  probably  circulated  in  manuscript,  and 
at  last  surreptitiously  printed.  Harvey,  in  his  "Fovre  Letters,  and  certaine 
Sonnets",  1592,  refers  to  this  as  follows:  "It  was  the  sinister  hap  of  these 
unfortunate  letters  to  fall  into  the  hands  of  malicious  enemies  or  indiscreet 
friends,  who  ventured  to  imprint  in  earnest  what  was  scribbled  in  jest". 


228  SPENSER,  EDMUND. 

The  I  Shepheardes  Calender,  |  Conteining  twelue  ^glogues  pro- 
per- I  tionable  to  the  twelue  |  Monethes.  |  Entitled  |  To  The  Noble 
And  Ver-  |  tuous  Gentleman  moft  worthie  of  |  all  titles,  both  of 
learning  and  |  chiualry,  Maifter  Philip  |  Sidney.  |  Imprinted  at  Lon- 
don by  lohn  Wolfe  for  |  lohn  Harrifoii  the  yonger,  dwelling  in 
Pater  \  nojler  Roe,  at  the  figne  of  the  A  nker.  \  ij86. 

Quarto.     Black  letter.     Woodcuts.     Third  edition. 

Collation  :  Four  leaves  [no  signature  ftiarks) ;  A — N,  in  fours. 

Title  as  above,  within  broad  woodcut  bor-  leaf  4  and  ending  on  the  recto  of  A  i.     The 

ders,  with  the  royal  arms  at  the  top,  one  "Aeglogues",  recto  of  A  I — N  4,  ending 

leaf;  on  verso,  "To  His  Booke".     Dedica-  on  the  recto  with  the  colophon  as  follows: 

tion,  "H  To  the  moft  excellent  and  learned  "I'  Imprinted  at  London  by  T/iomas  Ea/l, 

both  Orator  and  Poet,  Maifter  Gabriel  Har-  for  lohn  Harrifon  the  younger,  dwelling  in 

uey,  his   very   fpeciall   and    fingular   good  Pater  no/ler  J\oe,  at  the  Jigne  of  the  Anker, 

friend  E.  K.  commendeth  the  good  liking  and  are   there  to  be  fold.     ijS6 ".      Each 

of  this  his  good  labour,  and  the  patronage  eclogue  has  a  well-executed  and  appropriate 

of  the  newe  Poet",  leaves  2  and  3  recto,  woodcut  emblem  at  the  commencement,  and 

"The  generall  Argument",  leaf  3  verso  to  a  glossary  at  its  end. 

229  SPENSER,  EDMUND. 

The  I  Shcpheards  Calender.  |  Conteining  twelue  Aeglogues  pro- 
per- I  tionable  to  the  twelue  |  Monethes.  |  Entitvlcd,  |  To  the  noble 


200  Collations  and  Notes. 

and  vertuous   Gen-  |  tleman   moft   worthie   of  all  titles,  both  |  of 
learning  and  chiualry,  Mai-  |  fter  Philip  Sidney.  |  London  \  Printed 
by  John  Windet,  for  lohn  Harrifon  |  the  yonger,  dwellmg  in  Pater 
nojier  Roe,  at  the  \  figne  of  the  Anger.     1591. 
Quarto.     Black  letter.     Woodcuts.     Fourth  edition. 

Collation:  -k,  four  leaves;  A — N,  in  fours. 

Title  as  above,  within  broad  woodcut  bor-  A  I  recto  to  N  4  (verso  blank),  ending  with 
ders,with  the  royal  arms  at  the  top,  •  i  ;  the  colophon.  Each  eclogue  has  a  well- 
on  verso,  "To  his  Booke".  Dedication,  executed  and  appropriate  woodcut  emblem 
"To  the  moll  excellent  and  learned  both  at  the  commencement,  under  which  is  the 
Orator  and  Poet,  Maifter  Gabriel  Haruey",  "Argument"  in  roman  characters  and  a 
■k2  —  ■A-3recto.  "The  generall  Argument",  glossary  at  its  end  also  in  roman  char- 
•  3  verso  to  A  I  recto.     The  "Aeglogues",  acters. 

This  and  the  edition  of  1586  are  the  counterparts  of  each  other,  the  mat- 
ter being  the  same  and  the  pages  ending  alike.  The  illustrations  are  printed 
from  the  same  blocks;  the  type,  however,  was  reset,  there  being  some 
slight  differences  in  spelling,  etc.,  and  the  printer's  ornaments  at  foot  of 
the  eclogues  are  different. 

230  SPENSER,  EDMUND. 

The  I  Shepheards  |  Calender:  |  Conteyning Twelve  |  Aeglogues, 
proportionable  to  the  |  twelue  Moneths.  |  Entitvled,  |  To  the  Noble 
and  vertuous  Gentleman,  moft  wor-  |  thy  of  all  tytles,  both  of 
learning  and  chiualrie,  |  Maifter  Philip  Sidney.  |  London  \  Printed 
by  Thomas  Creede,  for  John  Harrison  the  \  yonger,  dwelling  ifi  Pater 
nofier  Row,  at  the  \  figne  of  the  Anchor.  \  IS97- 

Quarto.     Black  letter.     Woodcuts.     Fifth  edition. 

Collation:  A — O,  in  fours. 

Title  as  above,  with  printer's  device  pre-  Booke",  A  4  verso  to  Bi.  The  "Aeglogues  ", 

ceding  the  imprint,  A  i;   on  the  verso,  a  B  2  —  O  4  (verso  blank).     At  the  head  of 

poem,  "To  His  Booke".    Dedication  to  Ga-  each  "Aeglogue"  is  an  emblematical  wood- 

briel  Harvey,  signed  by  E.  K.,  A  2 — A  4  cut  illustration  and  an  argument,  and  at  the 

recto.  "The  generall  Argument  of  the  whole  end  of  each  is  a  "  Glosse  ". 

231  SPENSER,  EDMUND. 

The  Faerie  |  Qveene.  |  Difpofed  into  twelue  books,  |  Fafhion- 
ing  I  XII.  Morall  vertues.  |  London  \  Printed  for  William  Ponfon- 
bie.  I  isgo. 

Quarto.     First  edition. 


Collations  and  Notes. 


201 


THE  FAERIE 

QVEENE. 
Difpofed  into  twelue  booksj 

X 1 1  •  Morall  vermes. 


LONDON 

Pnnccd  for  William  Ponfbnbic. 


[  No.  231.] 


1590. 


202  Collations  and  Notes. 

Collation:  A — Qq  4,  m  eights. 

Title  as  above,  with  large  printer's  device  vi^hole  intention  in  the  courfe  of  this  worke:" 

of  an  ornamental  fleur-de-lis  in  center,  A  I ;  to  Sir  Walter  Raleigh,  "dated  23  .  lanuary  . 

on  verso,  dedication,  "To  the  most  Mightie  1589",  Pp  I— Pp  3.  Commendatory  verses, 

and  Magnificent  Empresse  Elizabeth".  The  signed  W.  R.,  Hobynoll.R.  S.,  H.  B.,  W.  L., 

first  book,  A  2  —  M  $;  on  verso,  a  full-page  and  Ignoto, Pp3  verso  to  Pp  5.    Twenty-five 

woodcut  of  St.  George  and  the  dragon.   The  complimentary  sonnets,  Pp  6  —  Qq  4,  except 

second  book,  M  6  —  Bb  3  (verso  blank).  Pp  8  verso,  which  contains  "  Faults  efcaped 

The  third  book,  Bb  4— Oo  8  (verso  blank),  in  the  Print". 
"A  Letter  of  the  Authors  expounding  his 

The  first  edition  of  the  first  part.  Although  the  title  calls  for  twelve 
books,  only  six  were  ever  published,  the  first  three  of  which  are  contained 
in  this  volume.  In  some  copies  a  blank  space  is  left  on  page  332  for  the 
insertion  of  several  Welsh  words,  apparently  indicating  such  copies  as  the 
first  issue. 

232  SPENSER,  EDMUND. 

The  Faerie  |  Qveene.  |  Difpofed  into  twelue  bookes,  |  Fashion- 
ing I  XII  .  Morall  vertues.  |  London  \  Printed  for  William  Ponfon- 
bie.  I  1596. 

Quarto.     Second  edition. 

Collation:  A — Z and  Aa — Oo,  in  eights. 

Title  as  above,  with  the  printer's  device  the  dragon.    The  second  book,  M  6  —  Bb  3 

of  a  hand  in  the  clouds  holding  an  anchor,  (verso   blank).     The   third  book,  Bb  4 — 

surrounded  by  an  ornamental  oval  border,  Oo  8,  ending  with  three  sets  of  commenda- 

A  I ;  on  the  verso,  a  dedication  to  Queen  tory  verses,  one  of  which  is  anonymous  and 

Elizabeth.     The  first  book,  A  2 — M  5;  on  the  others  signed  W.  R.  and  Hobynoll. 
verso,  a  full-page  woodcut  of  St.  George  and 

This  is  the  second  edition  of  the  first  portion  of  the  "Faerie  Queene". 
It  was  printed  to  accompany  the  second  portion  first  published  in  the  same 
year.  Although  a  paginary  reprint,  it  differs  from  the  first  in  that  all  the 
matter  in  that  edition  commencing  with  signature  Pp  is  omitted,  with  the 
exception  of  the-  three  commendatory  verses  mentioned  in  the  above  colla- 
tion. The  last  five  stanzas  are  also  rewritten  and  reduced  to  three,  and  the 
spaces  on  page  332  are  filled  with  Welsh  words. 

233  SPENSER,  EDMUND. 

The  Second  |  Part  Of  The  |  Faerie  Qveene.  |  Containing  |  The 
Fovrth,  I  Fifth,  and  |  Sixth  Bookes.  |  By  Ed.  Spenfer.  |  Imprinted 
at  London  for  William  \  Ponfoftby.     1596. 

Quarto.     First  edition. 


Collations  Jiid  Notes. 


20} 


THE  SECOND 

PART    OF   T  HE 

FAERIE    dVEENE, 

(Containing 

The  Fovrth^ 
Fifth,  and 
Sixth  Bookes. 

By  Ed.  Spgnfer^ 


Imprinted  at  London  for  William 
Ponfonby,  ijp^* 


[No.  233.] 


204  Collations  and  Notes. 

Collation:  A — Kk  4,  i?i  eights. 

Title  as  above,  with  printer's  device  in  center,  A  i  (verso  blank).  The  fourth  book, 
A  2  — M  3  (verso  blank).  The  fifth  book,  M  4— Z  i  (verso  blank).  The  sixth  book, 
Z2  — Kk4. 

This  is  the  first  edition  of  the  second  part,  uniform  with  that  of  the  first 
part  published  in  1590,  and  also  with  the  second  edition  of  that  part  pub- 
lished in  1596,  with  which  this  is  generally  found. 

234  SPENSER,  EDMUND. 

The  I  Faerie  |  Qveene,  |  Disposed  Into  |  XII.Bookes,  |  Fafhion- 
ing  twelue  Moral!  Vertues.  |  At  London.  \  ^  Printed  by  H.  L.  for 
Matheiv  Lownes.  \  i6og. 

Folio.     Third  edition. 

Collation:  A — Y and  Aa — Hh,  in  sixes;  li,  four  leaves;  ^,  eight  leaves. 

Title  as  above,  having  a  large  printer's  de-  Q6 — X  4  (verso  blank).     The  fifth  book, 

vice  of  an  anchor,  around  which  is  entwined  X  5  —  Dd  i.    The  sixth  book,  Dd  2  —  Hh  3. 

a  serpent,  held  by  two  hands  coming  out  of  "  Two  Cantos  Of  Mvtabililie :  Which,  both 

clouds,  and  surrounded  by  a  highly  orna-  for  Forme  and  Matter,  appeare  to  be  parcell 

mental  border,  A  I ;  on  verso,  a  dedication  of  fome   following    Booke    of   the    Faerie 

to  Queen  Elizabeth.    The  first  book,  A  2 —  Qveene,  Vnder  The  Legend  Of  Conflancie. 

E  6.     The  second  book,  F  i — L  2  (verso  Neuer  before  imprinted",  Hh  4 — li  3;  on 

blank).     The  third  book,  L  3  —  Q  4;    on  verso,    printer's    device    with    date    1609. 

verso,  commendatory  verses  signed  W.  R.  Blank  leaf,  li  4.    "A  Letter  Of  The  Avthors, 

and  Hobynoll.  "The  |  Second  |  Part  Of  The  |  expounding  his  whole  intention  in  the  courfe 

Faerie    Qveene:   |    Containing  |   Fovrth,  |  of  this  worke", dated  "23.  lanuarie.  1589", 

TheFift,&  I  SixtBooke.  I  ByEd.  Spenfer.  I  If  i — H  2.    Commendatory  verses,  IT  3.    Fif- 

Imprinted  at  London  for  Mathew  Lownes.  \  teen  complimentary  sonnets  to  various  per- 

7609",  Q  5  (verso  blank).    The  fourth  book,  sons,  signed  E.  S.,  IT  4 — 117-  Blank  leaf,  1[  8. 

The  third  edition  of  the  first  three  books  of  the  "Faerie  Queene"  and 
the  second  edition  of  the  fourth,  fifth,  and  sixth  books.  It  is  the  first  folio 
edition,  and  frequently  occurs  with  other  works  of  the  author  bound  at  the 
end.  This  undoubtedly  arose  from  the  circumstance  of  there  being  copies 
left  in  the  hands  of  the  publisher  in  1611-12,  when  the  collected  edition 
hereinafter  described  was  printed,  and  the  additional  works  were  added  to 
them  with  the  exception  of  "  Prosopopoia,  or  Mother  Hubberds  Tale ", 
which  was  not  published  in  this  form  until  16 13,  and  consequently  too  late 
to  be  included. 

The  "Two  Cantos  of  Mvtabihtie"  first  appeared  in  this  edition. 

235  SPENSER,  EDMUND. 

Complaints.  |  Containing  fundrie  |  fmall  Poemes  of  the  |  Worlds 
Va-  I  nitie.  |  Whereof  the    next   Page  |  maketh   menti-  |  on.  |  By 


Collations  and  Notes. 


205 


6  A  (^  &     &  A 


iH   ^A 


sfe 


Complaints. 
rontaining  fundne  S^ 

fmall  Tnemes  of  tbe 

Worlds  Va- 

mtie. 

yyhereofthe  next  Page 

wakeih  me?2tt- 

on. 

By  Ed.  Sp. 

L  O  N  DO  N. 

Imprinted   for  yyillmm 

VoiiConbie^  dwelling  in  Paules 

Cliurcliyardat  tlic  figne  of 

the  'Btfliopj  head. 


a  ..a  ft  IP  (5  6 


[  No.  235.] 


206 


Collations  and  Notes. 


Ed.  Sp.  I  London.  \  Imprinted  for  William  \  Ponfonhie,  dwelling  in 
Paules  I  Churchyard  at  the  figne  of  \  the  Bifliops  head.  \  isgi. 

Quarto.     First  edition. 


Collation:  A  —  Z,  in  fours. 

Title  as  above,  within  emblematic  wood- 
cut border,  in  the  lower  part  of  which  is  the 
date,  A  I ;  on  verso,  "A  note  of  the  fundrie 
Poemes  contained  in  this  Volume".  "The 
Printer  to  the  Gentle  Reader  ",  A  2.  Dedi- 
cation to  "  the  La.  Marie  Counteffe  of  Pem- 
brooke  ",  A  3  —  A  4  (verso  blank).  "  The 
RuinesofTime",B  i  — D4.  A  separate  title, 
as  follows:  "The  |  Tearesof  the  Mu-  |  fes.  | 
By  Ed.  Sp.  I  London.  \  Impri7ited  for  Wil- 
liam I  Pon/onbie,dwellingin  Failles  \  Church- 
yard at  the  figne  of  \  the  Bifhops  head.  \ 
i^gi",  E  I  (verso  blank).  Dedication  to 
Lady  Strange,  E  2  recto.  The  poem,  E  2 
verso  to  G  4.  "Virgils  Gnat", with  dedi- 
catory sonnet  to  the  Earl  of  Leicester,  Hi  — 
K4.  Another  separate  title,  as  follows:  "Pro- 
sopopoia.  I  Or  |  Mother  Hubberds  Tale.  | 
By  Ed.  Sp.  I  Dedicated  to  the  right  Honor- 
able I  the  Ladie  Compton  and  |  Mount- 
egle.  I  London.  \  Lmprinted  for  William  \ 
Ponfonbie,  dwelling  in  Paiiles  \  Chiirchyard 


at  the  figne  of\  the  Bifliops  head.  \  i^gi  ", 
L  I  (verso  blank).  Dedication,  L  2.  The 
poem,  L  3  —  Q  4.  "  Ruines  of  Rome:  by 
Bellay  ",  R  I  —  S  4.  A  third  separate  title,  as 
follows :  "  Mviopotmos,  |  Or  |  The  Fate  of 
the  Butterflie.  |  By  Ed.  Sp.  |  Dedicated  to 
the  mod  faire  and  |  vertuous  Ladie :  the  La- 
die  I  Carey.  |  L.ondon.  \  Imprinted  for  Wil- 
liam I  Ponfonbie,  dwelling  in  Paules  j  Church- 
yard at  the  fgne  of\  the  Bifliops  head.  \  i^go''\ 
T  I  (verso  blank).  Dedication,  T  2.  The 
poem,  T  3  —  X  2  (verso  blank).  "Vifions 
of  the  worlds  vanitie  ",  X  3  —  Y  i.  "The 
Vifions  of  Bellay",  Y  2  — Z  i.  "The  Vi- 
fions of  Petrarch  formerly  tranflated  ",  Z  2  — 
Z  3.  Blank  leaf,  Z  4.  The  headline  of  Z  i, 
misprinted  "Vifions  of  the  worlds  vanitie  ", 
should  be  "The  Vifions  of  Bellay".  The 
three  separate  titles  are  printed  within  a 
border  of  same  design  as  used  for  the  gen- 
eral title-page. 


236  SPENSER,  EDMUND. 

Colin  Clovts  I  Come  home  againe.  |  By  Ed.  Spencer.  |  Lotidon  \ 
Printed  for  William  Po7ifonbie.     1595. 

Quarto.     First  edition. 


Collation:  A  —  K,  in  fours. 

Title  as  above,  with  printer's  device  in  the 
center  and  within  a  border  of  printer's  or- 
naments, A  I  (verso  blank).  Dedication 
to  Sir  Walter  Raleigh,  dated,  "  From  my 
houfe  of  Kilcolman,  the  27.  of  December. 
1591  ",  A  2.  The  poem,  A  3  —  E  2.  Half- 
title,  "Astrophel.  A  Paflorall  Elegie  vpon 
the  death  of  the  moft  Noble  and  valorous 
Knight,  Sir  Philip  Sidney  .  Dedicated  To 
the  most  beautifull  and  vertuous  Ladie,  the 


Counteffe  of  Effex  ",  E  3  (verso  blank).  The 
elegie,  E  4 — G  3  recto.  "The  mourning 
Mufe  of  Theftylis  ",  G  3  recto  to  H  2  recto. 
"A  pastorall  Aeglogue  vpon  the  death  of 
Sir  Phillip  Sidney  Knight,  &c.",  H  2  recto 
to  H  4.  "An  Elegie,  or  friends  paffion,  for 
his  Astrophill",  I  i  —  K  2  recto.  Two  epi- 
taphs "vpon  the  right  Honourable  fir  Phil- 
lip Sidney",  K  2  recto  to  K  4  (verso  blank). 


Collations  and  Notes. 


207 


COLIN   CLOVTS  , 


tkm  Come  home  againe. 


By  'Ed,  Spencer, 


LONDON 
Printed  for  VVilliam  Foufcnhk. 


^^^..p-^  s^ 


W^^l^Si^rm^i^^^i^^^-^^^-'-'^ 


"^JS^^s^^^i 


[  No.  236.] 


2o8  Collations  and  Notes. 

237  SPENSER,  EDMUND. 

Prothalamion  |  Or  |  A  Spoufall  Verfe  made  by  |  Edm.  Spenfer.  | 
In  Honovr  of  the  Dov-  |  ble  manage  of  the  two  Honorable  &  ver- 
tuous  I  Ladies,  the  Ladie  EHzabeth  and  the  Ladie  Katherine  |  Som- 
erfet,  Daughters  to  the  Right  Honourable  the  |  Earle  of  Worcester 
and  efpoufed  to  the  two  worthie  |  Gentlemen  M.  Henry  Gilford, 
and  I  M.William  Peter  Efquyers.  |  At  London.  \  Printed  for  William 
Ponfonby.  \  15^6. 

Quarto.     First  edition. 

Collation:  A — B  2,  in  fours. 

Title  as  above,  with  a  diamond-shaped  ornament  between  the  title  and  the  imprint,  A  i 
(verso  blank).  The  poem,  A  2  —  B  2.  Each  page  has  an  ornamental  border  at  the  top 
and  a  similar  but  larger  one  at  the  bottom. 

In  some  copies  the  catchword  on  the  recto  of  sig.  B  2  was  printed  "To" 
(in  error);  in  others  it  was  corrected  to  "  From  ". 

238  SPENSER,  EDMUND. 

Fowre  Hymnes,  |  Made  By  |  Edm.  Spenser.  |  London,  \  Printed 
for  William  Ponfonby.  \  15^6. 
Quarto. 

Collation  :  A — K  2,  in  fours. 

Title  as  above,  with  woodcut  headband  Henry  Lord  Howard,  Vifcount  Byn-  |  don, 

and  printer's  device  in  center,  A  i  (verso  and  wife  of  Arthur  |  Gorges  Efquier.  |  Ded- 

blank).    Dedication  to  "  The  Right  Honor-  icated  to  the  Right  honorable  the  Ladie  | 

able  and  Most  Vertuous  Ladies,  the  Ladie  Helena,  Marquefle   of  Northampton.  |  By 

Margaret  Counteffe  of  Cumberland,  and  the  ¥A.  Sp.  |  Al  London  \  Printed  for  William 

Ladie  Marie  Counteffe  of  Warwicke",  A  2.  Ponfonby,  \  /j^d'SG  2  (verso  blank).    Ded- 

"The  Hymnes",  A  3  —  G  i  (verso  blank),  ication  to  the  Ladie  Helena,  dated  January 

Newtitle:  "Daphnaida.  |  AnElegie  |  Vpon  i,  1591,  G  3.     The  poem,  G  4 — K  2  (verso 

The  Death  |  Of  The  Noble  And  |  Vertvovs  blank). 
Dovglas  I  Howard,  daughter  and  heire  of  | 

This  is  the  first  edition  of  the  "  Fowre  Hymnes  "  and  the  second  edition 
of  "  Daphnaida  ",  the  latter  having  been  first  published  in  1591. 

239  SPENSER,  EDMUND. 

The  I  Faerie  Qveen :  |  The  |  Shepheards  Calendar :  |  Together  | 
With  The  Other  |  Works  of  England's  Arch-Poet,  |  Edm.  Spen- 
ser :  I  ^  Collected  into  one  Volume,  and  |  carefully  corrected.  | 
Printed  by  H.  L.  for  Mathew  Lownes.  \  Anno  Dom.  161 1. 

Folio.     Double  columns.     First  collected  edition. 


Collations  and  Notes.  209 


Prothalamion 

Or 
A  Spoufall  Verfe  made  by 

Edm.  Spenfer. 

IN  HONOVR  OF  THE  DOV- 

ble  mariage  of  the  two  Honorable  &:vertuous 

Ladies^the  Ladie  'EYizzbc^handtbe  Ladte  Katherinc 

Somerfit ,  Daughters  to  tfac  Right  Honourable  the 

Earle  of  H^orcefler  and  cfpoufed  to  the  two  wocthie 

Gentlemen  M.  Henry  Ctlford^  and 


AT  LONDON. 

Primed  for  rK/7//am  P on/only* 

[  No.  237.     Size  of  original,  4^  X  6^  inches.] 


14 


210 


Collations  and  Notes. 


Collation:  Two  leaves;  ^,  eight  /eaves  y  A,  Jive  leaves  ;  B — P,in  sixes  j 
Q,  four  leaves ;  H — Hh,  in  sixes ;  A  —  E,  in  sixes ;  F,  four  leaves ;  A,  eight 
leaves ;  A — Z,  in  sixes ;  M,  two  leaves. 


Title  as  above,  within  ornamental  wood- 
cut border,  one  leaf  (verso  blank).  Dedi- 
cation to  Queen  Elizabeth,  one  leaf  (verso 
blank).  "A  Letter  of  the  Avthors,  expound- 
ing his  whole  intention  ",  dated,  "23.  lanu- 
arie.  1589",  H  l  —  IT  2.  Commendatory 
verses  on  the  works,  signed  W.  R.,  Hobby- 
noil,  R.  S.,  H.  B.,  W.  L.,  and  Ignoto,  1[  3. 
Complimentary  verses  (15)  to  various  per- 
sons, signed  E.  S.,  IT  4 — IT  7-  Blank  leaf, 
IT  8,  "The  First  Booke  of  the  Faerie 
Qveene",  A  2  —  E  6.  The  second  book, 
F  I — L  2  (verso  blank).  The  third  book, 
L  3  —  Q  4;  on  verso, commendatory  verses, 
signed  W.  R.  and  HobynoU.  "The  j  Sec- 
ond I  Part  Of  The  |  Faerie  Qveene:  |  contain- 
ing I  The  Fovrth,  |  Fift,  and  |  Sixt  Booke.  | 
By  Edm.  Spenfer.  |  Dnprinted  at  Lojtdcm 
for  Matkew  Lmviies.  \  Anno  Dam.  i6j2^\ 
with  large  woodcut  printer's  device  in  cen- 
ter; title,  R  I  (verso  blank).  The  fourth 
book,  R  2  —  X  6  (verso  blank).  The  fifth 
book,  Y  I — Cc3  (misprinted  S3).  The  sixth 
book,  Cc  4 —  Gg  5.  "  Two  Cantos  of  Mvta- 
bilitie  .  .  .  Neuer  before  imprinted  ",Gg  6  — 
Hh  5;  on  verso,printer's  device  within  wood- 
cut borders  and  dated  1612.  Blank  leaf,  Hh 
6.  "The  Shepheards  Calendar",  title  dated 
161 1,  Al ;  on  verso,  verses,  "To  his  Booke". 
Dedication  to  Gabriel  Harvey,  A  2  —  A  4. 
"The  generall  Argument  ",  A  4  verso  to  A 
5.  The  work,  A  6— F  3.  Blank  leaf,  F  4. 
"Prosopopoia",  title  dated  1613,  A  i  (verso 
blank).  Dedication  to  Lady  Compton  and 
Mountegle,  A  2  (verso  blank).  The  work, 
A  3  —  A  8.     "Colin  Clovts  Come  Home 


Againe  ",  title  (n.  d.),  A  i  (verso  blank). 
Dedication  to  Sir  Walter  Raleigh,  A  2  (verso 
blank).  The  work,  A3  —  C  i.  "  Prothala- 
mion  ",  title  dated  161 1,  C  2  (verso  blank). 
The  work,  C  3.  "Amoretti",  title  dated 
161 1,  C  4  (verso  blank).  The  work,  C  5  — 
D  5.  " Epithalamion  ",  title  dated  161 1,  D 
6  (verso  blank).  The  work,  E  I  —  E  2. 
"Fovre  Hymnes", title  dated  i6ii,E  3  (ver- 
so blank).  Dedication  to  the  Countess  of 
Cumberland  and  Countess  of  Warwick,  E  4 
(verso  blank).  The  work,  E  5  —  F4.  "  Daph- 
naiJa",  title  dated  1611,  F  5  (verso  blank). 
Dedication  to  the  Marquesse  of  Northamp- 
ton, F  6  (verso  blank).  The  work,  G  i  — 
G  3.  "Complaints  ", title  dated  161 1,  G  4; 
on  verso,  "A  note  of  the  fundry  Poemes 
contained  in  this  Volume  ".  Dedication  to 
the  Countess  of  Pembroke,  G  5  ;  on  verso, 
"The  Printer  to  the  gentle  Reader  ".  "The 
Rvines  of  Time",  G  6  —  H  3  (verso  blank). 
"  The  TearesOfTheMvses",  title  dated  161 1, 
H  4  (verso  blank).  Dedication  to  Lady 
Strange,  H  5  (verso  blank).  The  work, 
H  6 — I  3  (verso  blank).  "Virgils  Gnat", 
dedication  to  the  Earl  of  Leicester,  1 4  (verso 
blank).  The  work,  I  5  —  K  2  (verso  blank). 
"The  Ruines  Of  Rome",  K  3  — K  5.  "Mvi- 
opotmos",  title  dated  161  i,K6  (verso  blank). 
Dedication  to  Lady  Carey,  L  i  (verso  blank). 
The  work,  L  2  —  L  4  (verso  blank).  "  Vis- 
ions Of  The  Worlds  Vanitie  ",  L  5  — L  6 
recto.  "The  Visions  Of  Bellay",  L  6  recto 
to  M  I  (verso  blank).  "The  Visions  Of  Pe- 
trarch", M  2. 


This  is  properly  the  first  collected  edition  of  Spenser's  works,  although 
many  copies  of  the  1609  edition  of  the  "  Faerie  Queen"  have  a  portion  of 
the  minor  works  bound  at  the  end,  as  noted  in  the  description  of  that  edi- 
tion. It  varies  from  the  1609  edition  in  numerous  instances  in  text,  spell- 
ing, and  ornaments,  showing  that  it  was  entirely  reprinted.  Some  copies 
have  the  title  to  the  second  part  dated  16 13,  and  there  are  also  variations 
in  the  date  at  the  end  of  this  book  on  tlie  verso  of  signature  Hh  5. 


Collations  and  Notes.  2 1 1 

240  STUBBES,  PHILIP. 

The  Anatomie  |  of  Abufes :  |  Containing,  |  A  Discoverie,  Or 
Briefe  |  Summarie  of  fuch  Notable  Vices  and  Im-  |  perfections,  as 
now  raigne  in  many  Coun-  |  treyes  of  the  World:  but  (efpeciallye) 
in  a  I  famous  Ilande  called  Ailgna:  |  Together,  with  moft  fearefull 
Examples  |  of  Gods  Judgements,  executed  vppon  the  |  wicked  for 
the  fame,  afwel  in  Ailgna  |  of  late,  as  in  other  places,  elfewhere.  | 
Very  Godly,  to  be  reade  of  all  true  Chriftians:  |  but  most  needefull 
to  be  regarded  |  in  Englande.  |  ^  Made  Dialogue  wife  by  Phillip 
Stubbes.  I  Scene  and  allowed,  according  to  order.  |  Math.  3.  Verf. 
2.  I  Repent,  for  the  Kingdome  of  God  is  at  hande.  |  Lvc.  13.  Verf. 
5.  I  I  fay  vnto  you  (faith  Chrift)  except  you  |  repent,  you  fliall  all 
perifli.  I  ^  Printed  at  London,  by  Richard  |  Tones,  16.  Aiigujl,  i^Sj. 
[Colophon]  Perufed,  aucthorised,  and  al-  |  lowed,  accordyng  to  the 
order  |  appoincted  in  the  Quee-  |  nes  Maiesties  Iniuncti-  |  ons.  |  At 
London  |  Printed  by  Richard  Jones  :  dwellyng  |  at  the  Signe  of  the 
Rose  I  and  the  Cronne,  fieere  \  vnto  Holborne  Bridge.  \  i^Sj. 

Octavo.     Black  letter.     Second  edition. 

Collation:  ^,four  leaves;  B — i?,  in  eights. 

Title  as  above,  t  i  (verso  blank).     Dedi-  booke",  in  verse,  B  3  recto.     The  work,  B  3 

cation  to  the  Earl  of  Arundel,  f  2  —  ^  4.  verso  to  R  7.     Colophon  as  above,  R  8; 

Commendatory  poems  by  C.  B.,  A.  D.,  and  on  the  verso  is  the  woodcut  device  of  the 

I.   F.,  B  1  —  B  2.     "The  Author  and  his  printer. 

The  first  edition  was  issued  in  May,  1583.  The  second  edition  omits  con- 
siderable matter  that  was  printed  in  the  first,  notably  a  protest  against 
theatrical  performances  on  Sundays.  For  a  careful  examination  of  the 
differences  and  peculiarities  of  the  early  editions  see  Collier's  account. 

241  SYLVESTER,  JOSHUA  (1563-1618). 

The  I  Parliament  |  of  |  Vertues  Royal:  |  (Summoned  in  France;  | 
but  affembled  in  England)  |  for  |  Nomination,  Creation,  |  and  Con- 
firmation I  of  I  The  moft  Excellent  Prince  |  Panaretvs  |  A  Praefage 
of  Pr.  Dolphin:  |  A  Pourtrait  of  Pr.  Henry:  |  A  Promife  of  Pr. 
Charles.  |  Translated  |  &  |  Dedicated  |  To  His  Highnes,  |  by  | 
losvah  Sylvester.      [No  imprint,  place,  or  date.] 

Octavo. 

Collation:  A,  four  leaves ;  B — E,  in  eights;  F,  four  leaves ;  G — O,  in 
eights;   P,  two  leaves;  Q — X,  in  eights;  V,  four  leaves;  eight  leaves  un- 


212  Collations  and  Notes. 

signed/  B — iV,  in  eights;  Aa,  ten  leaves;  £b,  eight  leaves;  Cc,  four  leaves; 
Dd,  ten  leaves;  Ee — Hh,  in  eights. 

THE 

PARLIAMENT 

of 
Vertues  Royal: 

f  Summoned  in  Franca 
lut  ajjemhledm  EngUfjd  ) 

for 

Nomination,  Creation, 
and  Confirmation 

cf 
Themofl  Excellent  Vrince 

TA^Njl'KETVS 

r  A  Prjefage  of Pr.  Dolphin:  "> 
^  A  Pourtraitof  Pr.  — H  »  n  R  v  :  > 
C  A  Promifc  of  Pr^  C  h  a  r  t  e  s.  j 

Translated 

& 
Dedicated 

ToHisHighncs, 
by 
lOSVAH  STLrESTET^^ 

Title  as  above,  A  i  (verso  blank).    Dedi-  2(versoblank).  "Bethulians  Refcue",G3 — 

cation  to  Sir  Robert  Carey  and  others,  A  2.  P  2.    A  new  title,  as  follows:  "Little  |  Bar- 

"To  the  High-Hopeful  Charles,  Prince  of  tas:  |  Or  |  Brief  Meditations,  |  On  |  The 

Great-Britanne",  A  3;  on  verso,  and  A  4  Power,  Providence,  |  Greatnes,  &  Goodnes  | 

recto,  "A  Table",  in  verse.    "Names  of  the  of  God,  |  In  the  Creation;  |  of  the  World,  | 

Nobles  in  This  Parliament,  Interpreted",  A  for  Man:  |  Of  Man,  |  For  Him-selfe.  |  Tranf- 

4  verso.     "Panaretvs",  B  I — F  4  (verso  lated;  |  &  |  Dedicated  |  To  the  moll  Royal 

blank).     A  new  title,  as  follows:  "Bethv-  Lady  |  Elizabeth.  |  by  |  losvah  Sylvester", 

lians  I  Refcue.  I  The  I  Wonder  of  Widowes:  |  Q  i;    on  verso,  a  woodcut  coat  of  arms. 

Honor    of  Wiues:   |  Mirror    of   Mayds.   |  Dedication,  "To  the  mofl  Royal  Lady  Eliz- 

Tranflated,  I  &  I  Dedicated  I  To  I  The  Sov-  abeth",    Q    2    (verso    blank).      "Souhaits 

eraine  of  Women,  |  Anne  |  Queene  of  Great-  Royaux  &  Loyaux",   Q  3  (verso  blank). 

Britan.  |  By  |  losvah  Sylvester.  |  1614",  G  "Little  Bartas",  Q  4 — T  3  (verso  blank). 

I  (verso  blank).    Dedication  to  Lucie,  Mar-  A   new    title,   as    follows:    "Micro-cosmo- 

chioness  of  Winchester,  and  other  ladies,  G  graphia;  |  The  Little-Worlds  Defcription:  | 


Collations  and  Notes. 


213 


Or,  I  The  Map  of  Man  |  (From  Latin  Saphiks 
of  that  Famous,  |  late,  Preacher  in  Lon- 
don, I  Mr.  Hen.  Smith)  |  Tranflated;  |  &  | 
Dedicated  |  To  the  Right  Honourable,  | 
Honoria,  |  Lady  Hay.  |  By  |  losvah  Syl- 
vester", T  4  (verso  blank).  Dedication  to 
Lady  Hay,  T  5  (verso  blank).  "The  Map 
ofMan",T6 — V8.  "Certain  Epigramms", 
X  I.  A  new  title,  as  follows:  "Lachrymae 
Lachrymarvm:  |  or  (  The  Spirit  of  Teares,  | 
Diftilled  |  For  the  vn-timely  Death  |  of  |  The 
incomparable  Prince,  |  Henry  |  (Late)  | 
Prince  of  Wales  |  By  |  losvah  Sylvester", 
X  2;  on  verso,  a  woodcut  coat  of  arms  on 
black  ground  covering  the  whole  page. 
"Lachrymae  Lachrymarum",  X  3  —  X  6. 
"An  Epitaph  ",  X  7;  on  verso,  woodcut  coat 
of  arms  as  before.  A  new  title,  as  fol- 
lows: "An  I  Elegiac-Epistle  |  Confolatorie,  | 
Againfl  |  Lnmoderate  Sorrowe  |  for  th'  im- 
mature Deceafe  |  Of  |  Sr.  Wilham  Sidney  | 
Knight,  I  Sonne  and  heire  apparant  To  |  The 
Right  Honourable  |  Robert,  Lord  Sidney,  | 
L.  Vi-Count  Lifle;  |  L.  Chamberlain  to  the 
Queen,  |  &  |  L.  Gouernour  of  His  Maief- 
ties  I  Cautonarie  Town  of  |  Vlvshing.  |  by  | 
losvah  Sylvester",  X  8;  on  verso,  an  em- 
blematic device  on  black  ground,  as  before. 
Dedication  to  the  Sidneys,  Y  I  recto.  "An 
Elegiac  Epistle",  Y  i  verso  to  Y  4.  The 
first  part  of  the  book  ends  here,  with  pagina- 
tion continuous  to  308.  The  second  part  be- 
gins with  new  signatures,  pagination  and  title 
as  follows:  "The  |  Second  Session  |  of  the  | 
Parliament  |  of  Vertues  Reall  |  (continued 
by  Prorogation)  |  For  better  Propagation  | 
of  all  true  Pietie,  |  &  |  Vtter  Extirpation  | 
of  I  Atheisme,  &  Hypocrisie;  |  Avarice,  & 
Crveltie;  |  Pride,  &  Lvxvrie.  |  (From  th' 
Originall)  |  Tranfcribed,  |  &  |  Infcribed  | 
To  the  High-Hopefull  |  Charles,  |  Prince 
of  Great  Britaine,  |  By  losvah  Sylvester", 
first  leaf;  on  verso,  "A  Divine  &  True  Tragi- 
comedy; lob  Trivmphant  in  his  Triall:  Or 
the  Historic  of  His  Ileroicall  Patience,  In 
A  meafured  Metaphrase ".  Then  follow 
five  leaves  (the  versos  of  which  are  blank) 
containing  dedicatory  verses  to  various  per- 
sons, and  two  leaves,  "A  Table  of  the  Acts  ". 
"  lob  Trivmphant ",  B  I —  H  8.    A  new  title, 


as  follows:  "Memorials  |  of  |  Mortalitie:  | 
Written  |  In  Tablets,  or  Quatrains,  |  By  | 
Piere  Mathiev.  |  The  firfl  Centurie.  |  Tranf- 
lated, I  &  I  Dedicated  |  To  the  Right  Hon- 
ourable I  Henry  |  Earle  of  South-hamp- 
ton.  I  By  I  lofuah  Sylvefler",  I  i  (verso 
blank).  Dedication,  I  2  (verso  blank). 
"Memorials  of  Mortalitie",  I  3  —  K  4.  A 
new  title,  as  follows:  "Memorials  |  of  |  Mor- 
talitie: I  Written  |  In  Tablets,  or  Quatrains,  | 
By  I  Piere  Mathiev.  |  The  fecond  Centurie.  j 
Tranllated,  |  &  |  Dedicated  |  To  the  Right 
Honourable,  Robert,  |  Earle  of  Effex.  |  By  | 
lofuah  Sylvefler  ",  K  5  (verso  blank).  Dedi- 
cation, K  6  (verso  blank).  "Memorials  of 
Mortalitie",  K  7— L  8.  A  new  title,  as 
follows:  "Henrie  |  The  |  Great,  |  (The 
Fourth  of  that  Name)  |  Late  |  King  of 
France  |  &  |  Navarre:  |  His  |  Tropheis  and 
Tragedie.  |  Written  |  By  Piere  Mathiev.  | 
Tranflated,  |  &  ]  Dedicated  |  To  the  Right 
Honorable,  William  |  Earle  of  Salisburie  | 
By  I  losvah  Sylvefler",  M  i  (verso  blank). 
Dedication,  M  2  (verso  blank).  "The  Tro- 
pheis of  Henry  the  Great",  M  3  —  N  8 
(verso  blank).  The  second  part  of  the  book 
ends  here,  with  pagination  continuous  to 
191.  The  third  part  begins  with  new  signa- 
tures continuous  to  the  end,  but  with  two 
sets  of  pagination.  A  new  title,  as  follows: 
"St.  Lewis;  the  King:  |  Or  |  A  Lamp  of 
Grace,  |  lighting  |  The  Great  |  (in  the  right 
way)  I  To  |  Glorie.  |  Tranflated,  |  &  |  Dedi- 
cated I  (As  a  New-yeeres-Gift)  |  To  |  The 
High-Hopefull  Prince,  |  Charles,  |  Heire 
Apparant  |  of  |  Great-Britan's  Kingdomes,  | 
&  I  The  Hopes  of  Christendom.  |  By  losvah 
Sylvester.  |  1615",  Aa  l  (verso  blank). 
Dedication,  Aa  2  (verso  blank).  Two  extra 
leaves  (versos  blank)  containing  an  epigram 
and  an  anagram  to  Prince  Charles.  "St 
Lewis  the  King",  Aa  3  —  Cc  3.  A  new 
title,  as  follows:  "A  |  Hymn  of  Alms:  |  Or  | 
The  Beggers  Bell;  |  heard,  from  beyond  | 
The  Charter-IIovse,  |  To  ring  All-in,  |  To  | 
The  Temple  |  of  |  Charitie;  |  In  an  Eccho  | 
Iterated,  |  &  |  Confecrated  |  To  |  The  right- 
right  Reuerend  |  &  |  Double-Honorable 
Father,  |  George  Abbot,  |  L.  Arch-Bifliop 
of  Canterbury,  |  &c.  |  By  losvah  Sylvester", 


14' 


214 


Collations  and  Notes. 


Dd  I  (verso  blink).  Dedication,  Dd  2 
(verso  b'ank).  Two  extra  leaves  (versos 
blank)  containing  two  epigrams  and  ana- 
grams with  the  date  i6li.  "A  Hymne  of 
Almes",  Dd  3  —  Ee  6.  A  new  title,  as  fol- 
lows: "Tne  I  Batail  of  Yvry:  |  Or  |  The 
Break-neck  |  of ,  The  Hellifh-Holy  League;  I 
In  I  That  famous  Victorie  |  wonne  |  By 
Henry  the  Great;  |  Written  j  By  Du  Bar- 
tas:  I  Tranflated,  |  &  |  Dedicated  |  To  |  The 
Right  Honorable,  |  Richard,  |  Eaile  of  Dor- 
set, I  By  I  losvah  Sylvester",  Ff  I  (verso 
blank).      Dedication,  Ff  2   (verso  blank). 


Epigram  and  anagram,  Ff3  (verso  blank). 
"The  Battail  of  Yvry",  Ff  4— Gg  7  (verso 
blank).  A  new  title,  as  follows:  "  Honor's 
Farwel  |  To  |  Her  Honorable  Frends:  |  Or  | 
The  I  Ladie  Hay's  |  Laft  Will :  |  Copied  | 
By  a  Well-wilier,  |  in  |  Wakefvl  Dream;  | 
&  I  Dedicated  |  To  |  Her  R.  Honorable 
Executors",  Hh  I  (verso  blank).  Dedica- 
tion, Hh  2  (verso  blank).  "Honor's  Fare- 
well", Hh  3  — Hh  7.  Sonnet,  "To  My 
Reuerend  Friend,  Mr.  Doctor  Hall",  Hh  8 
(verso  blank).  Signatures  Cc  4,  Ee  7,  Ee  8, 
and  Gs:  8  are  blank. 


A  distinguishing  peculiarity  of  this  curious  book  is  the  absence  of  any 
imprint  showing  name  of  printer  or  stationer,  place  or  year  of  publication. 
The  dates  1611,  1614,  and  1615,  which  appear  on  some  of  the  sub-titles, 
would  seem  to  indicate  that  the  work  was  issued  about  that  period,  shortly 
before  the  death  of  the  author.  The  quaint  wording  of  the  numerous  sub- 
titles and  dedications  gives  to  the  work  an  interest  beyond  what  would 
otherwise  be  attached  to  it  as  poetical  literature  of  the  time. 

To  some  copies  of  the  book  is  annexed  a  supplementary  or  fourth  part, 
which,  according  to  Lowndes,  begins  with  "The  Maiden's  Blush,  or  Joseph, 
printed  by  H.  L.  1620, title, dedication  on  2  leaves, and  38  leaves  unpaged." 
After  this  come  several  pieces,  printed  in  the  same  manner  as  those  in  the 
main  parts  of  the  book,  as  follows: 


Collation:  F- 


■I,  in  eights;  K^four  leaves;  Z,  eight  leaves. 


Title,  "Tobacco  |  Battered;  |  &  |  The 
Pipes  I  Shattered  |  (About  their  Fares  | 
that  idely  Idolize  |  fo  bafe  &  barbarous  |  a 
Weed ;  I  Or  I  at  leafl-Wife  |  ouer-loue  fo 
loathfome  |  Vanitie:)  |  by  |  A  Volley  of  holy 
Shot  I  Thundered  |  From  Mount  Helicon", 
F  2;  on  verso,  "A  Double  Anagram." 
(This  title-leaf  is  preceded  by  signature  F, 
on  the  verso  of  which  is  a  sonnet  to  "  My 
Reuerend  and  Worthy  Friend,  M'  William 
Loe.")  Dedication  to  "  S' George  Viliers, 
Kt.",  and  "A  Warning-Piece",  F  3.  "To- 
bacco Battered",  F  4  —  H  5.  Signature  H  6 
blank.  A  new  title,  as  follows :  "  Simile 
non  eft  Idem  :  |  Seeming  is  not  the-Same.  | 
Or  I  All's  not  Gold  that  glifters.  |  A  |  char- 
acter I  Of  I  This  corrupted  Time,  |  which 


makes  |  Religion  |  but  |  A  Couer-Crime.", 
H  7  (verso  blank).  "All's  not  Gold  that 
Glifters  ",  I  i — I  7.  A  new  title,  as  follows : 
"A  Glimse  |  Of  |  Heavenly  loyes :  |  Or  | 
New  (  Hiervsalem.  |  In  |  An  old  Hymne  | 
extracted  |  from  |  The  most  Diuine  |  St.  | 
Avgvstine.",  I  8  (verso  blank).  Dedication 
to  Sir  Peter  Manwood,  K  i.  "New  Hierv- 
salem ",  K  2  —  K  4.  A  new  title,  as  follows: 
"Avto-Machia:  |  Or  |  The  Self-conflict  |  Of  | 
A  Christian.  |  from  |  The  Latin  |  Of  |  Mr. 
George  Goodwin,  |  Tranflated  |  &  |  Dedi- 
cated I  To  I  The  Honorable  |  (late)  |  La: 
Mary  Nevil.  |  By  losvah  Sylvester.",  L  I; 
on  verso,  an  anagram,  "  To  The  truly-Hon- 
orable M"5  Cecilie  Nevil."  Dedication,  L  2. 
"  Avto-Machia. ",  L  x  —  L  8. 


The  pagination  of  that  portion  of  the  fourth  part,  above  collated,  is 
continuous  from  81  to  158.      As  "The  Maiden's  Blush",  mentioned  by 


Collations  and  Notes. 


215 


Lowndes,  is  unpaged,  it  is  probable  that  both  portions,  thougli  not  issued 
at  the  same  time,  were  intended  to  make  together  a  complete  fourth  part  or 
supplement  to  the  original  book.  From  the  fact  that  the  general  style  of 
type  and  arrangement  are  alike  in  all  four  parts,  it  is  reasonable  to  assume 
that  they  were  all  printed  by  Humphrey  Lovvnes,  whose  initials  appear  on 
the  title-page  of  "  The  Maiden's  Blush  ",  and  who  was  also  the  printer  of 
certain  of  Sylvester's  poems  issued  separately. 

242   SYLVESTER,  JOSHUA. 

Bartas  |  His  |  Deuine  Weekes  &  Workes  |  Tranflated:  |  &  |  Ded- 
icated I  To  the  Kings  mofh  excellent  |  Maiestie  |  by  |  losvah  Syl- 
vester.     [1605.] 

Quarto.     First  collected  edition. 


Collation  :  One  leaf;  A,  ten  leaves;  B- 
Yy  —  Zz  and  Aaa,  in  eights. 


■Xx,  in  eights;  Xx* ,  four  leaves ; 


Title  as  above,  within  an  arch  supported 
by  two  pairs  of  pillars,  resting  on  which  are 
the  celestial  and  terrestrial  globes,  between 
which  is  a  medallion  showing  the  creation 
of  Eve;  on  the  pedestals  are  views  of  the 
temptation  of  Adam  and  Eve,  and  of  the  Ark 
resting  on  the  mountain,  engraved  by  C. 
Swytzer  (?),  one  leaf  (verso  blank),  pre- 
ceded by  a  blank  leaf  signed  A  l.  Two  son- 
nets, in  French  and  Italian,  to  James  I.,  A  2. 
An  address  to  the  same  person,  the  type  on 
each  page  being  set  up  in  connection  with 
ruled  lines  to  represent  columns,  in  the  cen- 
ter of  which  are  the  names  of  the  Muses, 
etc.,  A  3  —  A  8.  Epigram,  "To  M.  Jofuah 
Syluester",  and  verses,  "In  commendation 
of  this  worthie  Worke  ",  A  9  (signed  A  6). 
Verses  to  the  author,  in  Latin,  and  an  acros- 
tic to  Sylvester,  in  English,  signed  R.  N., 
A  10.  "A  Catalogue  of  the  Order  of  the 
Bookes  in  this  Volume",  B  I  (recto  blank). 
An  inscription  to  Sir  Philip  Sidney  arranged 
in  form  of  a  pyramid,  B  2 ;  on  verso,  verses 
entitled  "  Indignis  ",  printed  within  a  rude 
arch  made  up  of  printer's  rules,  etc.  Verses 
entitled  "Optimis",  printed  within  a  similar 
arch,  B  3  recto.  Commendatory  verses  in 
Latin  and  English,  signed  lohn  Dauies  of 
Hereford,  G.  Gay-wood,  Samuel  Daniel,  and 


others,  B  3  verso  to  B  7.  "  The  Firft  Weeke : 
Or  Birth  Of  The  World.  Of  the  Noble, 
Learned,  and  diuine  W.  Saluflius,  Lord  of 
Bartas.  1605  ",  title,  B  8  (verso  blank).  The 
work,  C  I— S  4  (D  7,  L  8,  O  3,  and  Q  7 
having  the  verso  blank).  Various  epigrams, 
etc.,  in  Greek  and  Latin,  S  5  —  T  i  (verso 
blank).  "  The  Second  Weeke :  or  Child- 
hood Of  The  World.  Of  The  Noble,  Lear- 
ned, and  diuine  W.  Saluflius,  Lord  of  Bar- 
tas. Translated  by  lofuah  Syluester.  At 
London,  Printed  by  Hum/rey  Lffivnes  dwell- 
ing on  Bredflreete  hill  at  the  ftgne  of  the 
Starve,  idoj  ",  title,  T  2 ;  on  verso,  the  arms 
of  the  Earl  of  Essex  surrounded  by  the  gar- 
ter. Dedication  to  Robert,  Earl  of  Essex, 
and  a  sonnet  to  the  same,  T  3.  "  Eden  ", 
the  first  book,  T 4 — Xi;  on  verso,  sub-title 
to  the  "  Deceipt  ",  in  a  fancy  border.  Dedi- 
cation to  Sir  Charles  Blunt,  Lord  Mount- 
joy,  Earl  of  Devonsliire,  and  a  sonnet  to  the 
same,  X  2.  The  book,  X  3  —  Y  6;  on  verso, 
sub-title  to  the  "  Fvries  ",  in  the  same  bor- 
der. Dedication  to  "  Maifler  Anthony  Ba- 
cone",Y7.  The  book,  Y  8  — Aa  5.  Sub-title, 
"  The  Handy-Crafts  ",  in  border  as  before, 
Aa  6;  on  verso,  dedication  to  the  Earl  of 
Devonshire.  The  book,  Aa  7  —  Cc  4  (verso 
blank).     "Noah.  The  Second  Day,  of  the 


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Collations  and  Notes. 


fe-cond  Weeke.  Of  the  Diuine  W,  Saluftius, 
Lord  of  Bartas.  1605  ",  title,  Cc  5 ;  on  verso, 
sub-title, "  The  Arke  ",  in  border  as  before. 
Dedication  to  Robert,  Earl  of  Essex,  Cc  6 ; 
on  verso,  the  Essex  arms  as  before.  The 
book,  Cc  7 — Ee  I.  Sub-title,  "  Babilon  ", 
in  border  as  before,  Ee  2 ;  on  verso,  dedica- 
tion to  Anthony  Bacon.  The  book,  Ee  3  — 
Ff7;  on  verso, sub-title  to  "The  Colonies". 
Dedication  to  the  Earl  of  Devonshire,  Ff  8 
(verso  blank).  The  book,  Gg  i  —  Hh  7. 
Sub-title, "The  Colvmnes",  Hh  8;  on  verso, 
dedication  to  Mr.  Peter  Young.  The  book, 
li  I  —  Kk  6  (verso  blank).  "  Fragments,  and 
other  fmall  Workes  of  Bartas.  With  other 
Tranflations.  By  losvah  Sylvester.  1605  ", 
title,  Kk  7;  on  verso,  dedication  to  "Mris. 
Effex,  wife  to  the  right  worthie  William  Effex 
of  Lamborne  Efquire  ".  "  The  Fathers  ",  Kk 
8  —  LI  8.  Sub-title, "Jonas", within  border 
as  before,  Mm  i ;  on  verso,  dedication  to  Sir 
Thomas  Smith.  The  work,  Mm  2  —  Mm  5 ; 
on  verso,  sub-title  to  "  Vrania",  in  border  as 
before.  Dedication  to  "  Miftris  lone  Effex  ", 
Mm  6  recto.  The  work.  Mm  6  verso  to 
Nn  5.  Sub-title, "  Tryvmph  Of  Faith  ",  in 
border  as  before,  Nn  6;  on  verso,  a  full-page 
woodcut  of  the  Resurrection,  in  an  oval  sur- 
rounded by  an  ornamental  border.     Dedi- 


cation to  his  uncle,  William  Plumbe,  Nn  7; 
on  verso,  a  sonnet  to  Guy  de  Faur,  Lord  of 
Pibrac.  The  work,  Nn  8  —  Pp  7;  on  verso, 
title  to  "  Sonnets  Vpon  the  (late)  mira-culous 
Peace  in  Fraunce.  1605 ".  Dedication  to 
Anthony  Bacone,  Pp  8  recto.  The  sonnets, 
Pp  8  verso  to  Rr  2.  "A  Dialogue  vpon  the 
Troubles  pafl:  Betweene  Heracli-tvs  and 
Democritus,  the  weeping  and  the  laughing 
Philofo-phers.  1605  ",  title,  Rr  3  recto.  The 
work,  Rr  3  verso  to  Rr  5  recto.  An  ode  to 
Astrsea,  epigrams,  etc.,  Rr  5  verso  to  Ss  3. 
"The  Profit  of  Imprifonment.  A  Paradox, 
Written  in  French  by  Odet  de  la  None, 
Lord  of  Teligni,  being  Prifoner  in  the  Callle 
of  Tournay.  Tranflated  by  losvah  Sylves- 
ter. 1605  ",  title,  Ss  4;  on  verso,  dedication 
to  M.  R.  Nicolfon.  "A  Sonnet  of  the  Au- 
thor to  his  Booke",  Ss  5  recto.  The  work, 
Ss  5  verso  to  Xx  i.  "An  Index  of  the  Hard- 
est Words",  Xx  2  —  Xx*3;  on  verso,  "Faults 
efcaped  ".  Blank  leaf,  Xx*4.  «  TETPA2- 
TIKA.  Or  The  Quadrains  of  Guy  de  Faur, 
Lord  of  Pibrac.  Tranflated,  By  losvah  Syl- 
vester. At  London  Printed  by  Humfrey 
Lownes.  ibo^''\  title,  Yy  i  (verso  blank). 
Dedication  to  Prince  Henry,  Yy  2  (verso 
blank).  The  work,  Yy  3  —  Aaa  8  (verso 
blank). 


Although  this  is  the  first  collected  edition  of  these  translations,  many  ot 
the  separate  parts  had  been  translated  by  different  hands  and  published 
before.  The  engraved  title  is  worn,  and  seems  to  have  been  engraved  for 
and  used  in  an  edition  of  Du  Bartas's  works  published  on  the  Continent. 
All  the  works  after  the  "  Triumph  of  Faith  "  in  this  edition  were  omitted  in 
the  next  of  1608,  which,  however,  contains  "  The  History  of  Judith",  trans- 
lated by  Tho.  Hudson,  not  in  this. 


243   SYLVESTER,  JOSHUA. 

Bartas  |  His  |  Deuine  Weekes  &  Workes  |  Tranflated:  |  &  |  Ded- 
icated I  To  the  Kings  moft  excellent  |  Maiestie  |  by  |  losvah  Syl- 
vester. I  [Colophon]  1608.  I  At  London,  |  Imprinted  by  Himifrey 
Lownes,  and  are  to  |  be  fold  at  his  Jioiife,  on  Bred-Jlreet  \  hill,  at  the 
Jigne  of  the  \  Starre.     [/^o<?.] 

Quarto.     Second  collected  edition. 


Collations  and  Notes. 


217 


Collation:    One  leaf;  A  —  Z,  Aa-^Nn,  and  Aaa  —  Nun,  in  eights; 
Ooo,  four  leaves;  Ppp — Vvv,  in  eights;  Xxx,  four  leaves. 


Title  as  above,  within  an  arch  supported 
by  two  pairs  of  pillars,  resting  on  which  are 
the  terrestrial  and  celestial  globes,  between 
which  is  a  medallion  showing  the  creation 
of  Eve;  on  the  pedestals  are  views  of  the 
temptation  of  Eve  and  of  the  Ark  resting 
upon  the  mountain,  engraved  by  C.  Swyt- 
zer  (?),  one  leaf  (verso  blank),  preceded  by 
a  blank  leaf  (A  i).  Two  sonnets,  in  French 
and  Italian,  to  James  I.,  A  2.  An  address 
to  the  same  person,  the  type  on  each  page 
being  set  up  in  connection  with  ruled  lines 
to  represent  columns,  in  the  center  of  which 
are  the  names  of  Mnemosyne  and  the  Muses, 
A3  —  A  7".  Anagram  on  James  Stuart,  A  8 
(recto  blank).  The  order  of  the  books,  B  I ; 
on  verso,  a  half-length  woodcut  of  Du  Bar- 
tas,  in  an  oval,  between  verses  in  French  and 
English.  A  eulogy  on  Sir  Philip  Sydney, 
arranged  in  form  of  a  pyramid,  B  2.  Verses 
entitled  "  Indignis  "  and  "  Optimus  ",  within 
rude  arches  composed  of  printer's  rules,  B  2 


Q  8 ;  on  verso,  a  full-page  woodcut  of  the 
Creation.  The  work,  including  titles  to  the 
second,  third,  and  fourth  days  (all  that  were 
written),  R  i  —  Kkk  2  (Ggg  8  having  the 
verso  blank).  A  Latin  epitaph  and  dedica- 
tions to  Mistress  Essex  and  to  Mistress 
lone  Essex,  Kkk  3  —  Kkk  4  recto.  "Vra- 
nia  Or  The  Heauenly  Mufe",  Kkk  4  verso 
to  LU  2.  Dedication  to  the  memory  of  W. 
Plumb,  Lll  3  ;  on  verso,  a  sonnet  to  Guy  de 
Faur,  Lord  of  Pibrac.  Full-page  woodcut 
of  the  Resurrection,  Lll  4  recto.  "The  Tri- 
vmph  of  Faith  ",  Lll  4  verso  to  Nnn  i  recto. 
Index  to  the  "hardest  words",  Nnn  I  verso 
to  Ooo  3.  Errata,  Ooo  4;  on  verso,  a  col- 
ophon under  the  printer's  device,  over  which 
is  the  date  1608.  Title  to  "The  |  Historie 
Of  I  Ivdith,  In  Forme  |  Of  A  Poeme.  |  Penned 
in  French,  by  the  Noble  |  Poet,  G.  Salvst. 
Lord  of  I  Bartas.  |  Engliflied  by  Tho.  Hud- 
fon  "  (imprint  as  before), dated  1608,  Ppp  i ; 
on  verso,  "  The   Printer  to  the   Reader ". 


verso  to  B  3  recto.     Commendatory  verses     Dedication  to  James  the  Sixth,  Ppp  2  —  Ppp 


in  Latin  and  English,  signed  loh.  Hall,  Sam- 
uel Daniel,  G.  Gay-Wood,  B.  lohnson,  etc., 
B  3  verso  to  B  8 ;  on  verso,  a  sub-title  to 
the  first  week.  The  first  week,  C  I  —  P  6. 
Sub-title  to  the  second  week,  P  7;  on  verso, 
a  dedication  to  James  I.  Two  sonnets,  P 
8.  Dedications  (14)  to  Prince  Henry  and 
others,  Q  i — Q  7.     Sub-title  to  "Adam", 


3.  Two  sonnets,  Ppp  3  verso  to  Ppp  4  recto. 
"  The  Avthors  Admonition  "  and  "  The  Ar- 
gvment  of  the  whole  Historie  of  Ivdith  ", 
Ppp  4  verso  to  Ppp  6 ;  on  verso,  the  "  Svm- 
marie  of  the  I.  booke  ".  The  work,  Ppp 
7_Vvv8.  Thetable,  Xxxi  — Xxx3.  The 
colophon,  with  the  printer's  device  and  the 
date  1608,  Xxx  4  (verso  blank). 


This  edition  has  added  to  it  "The  History  of  Judith",  translated  by  Tho. 
Hudson,  not  in  the  first,  but  a  number  of  the  minor  pieces  have  been  omitted 
(all  after  the  "Triumph  of  Faith"  in  the  collation  of  the  edition  of  1605). 
The  engraved  title  is  from  the  same  plate  as  the  previous  edition,  and  con- 
siderably worn. 


244   SYLVESTER,  JOSHUA. 

Du  I  Bartas  |  His  |  Deuine  Weekes  and  |  Workes  Tranflatcd :  ] 
And  Dedicated  to  the  |  Kings  most  excellent  |  Maieftic  |  by  Jofuah 
Syluester.  |  Now  thirdly  corrected  &  augm.  |  Printed  at  London  by 
Hiimfrcy  Lozvncs.     \^i6ii.'\ 

Quarto.     Third  collected  edition. 


2l8 


Collations  and  Notes. 


Collation:  Engraved  title;  A  — 
Rrr,fonr  leaves. 

Title  as  above,  within  an  arch  supported 
by  two  pairs  of  pillars,  resting  on  which  are 
the  celestial  and  terrestrial  globes,  between 
which  is  a  medallion  showing  the  creation 
of  Eve;  on  the  pedestals  are  views  of  the 
temptation  of  Adam  and  Eve  and  of  the  Ark 
resting  on  the  mountain,  engraved  by  W. 
Hole,  one  leaf  (verso  blank).  An  anagram 
on  James  I.,  A  l  (recto  blank).  Two  son- 
nets, in  French  and  Italian,  to  James  I.,  A  2. 
An  address  to  James  I.,  the  type  on  each 
page  being  set  up  in  connection  with  ruled 
lines  to  represent  a  column;  in  the  center 
are  the  names  of  the  Muses,  etc. ,  A  3  —  A  8. 
"  The  Order  of  the  Bookes  or  Tracts  of  this 
Volume ",  B  i ;  on  verso,  a  half-length 
woodcut  portrait  of  Du  Bartas,  in  an  oval, 
with  two  verses  in  English  and  French  un- 
derneath. An  inscription  to  Sir  Philip  Sid- 
ney, arranged  in  the  form  of  a  pyramid,  B  2; 
on  verso,  verses  entitled  "  Indignis  ",  printed 
within  a  rude  arch  made  up  of  printer's  rules, 
etc.  Verses  entitled  "  Optimis  ",  printed 
in  a  similar  arch,  B  3  recto.  Commenda- 
tory verses  in  Latin  and  English,  signed 
B.  lohnfon,  lohn  Dauies  of  Hereford,  lof. 
Hall,  Samuell  Daniel,  G.  Gay-wood,  and 
others,  B  3  verso  to  B  S;  on  verso,  title  to 
the  "First  Week".  "The  First  Week", 
C  I  —  P  2;  on  verso,  title  to  "The  Second 
Week".  Dedication  to  James  I.,  P  3;  on 
verso,  two  sonnets.  Dedication  to  "  Prince 
Henry,  Prince  of  Wales",  Thos.  Egerton, 
Earl  of  Salisbury,  Earl  of  Dorset,  Earl  of 
Pembroke,  Earl  of  Essex  (2),  Earl  of  Dev- 
onshire (3),  Sir  Peter  Young,  Sir  Thos. 
Smith,  and  Anthony  Bacone  (2),  P  4 — Q  2. 
Title  to  "Adam.  The  First  Dale  Of  The  Sec- 
ond Week",  Q  3;  on  verso,  a  woodcut  of 
the  Garden  of  Eden.  The  work,  including 
titles  to  the  second,  third,  and  fourth  days 
(all  that  were  written),  Q  4 — Vv  6.  Latin 
epitaph  and  dedications  to  Mistress  Essex 
and  to  Mistress  Jone  Essex,  Vv  7  —  Vv  8 
recto.  "Vrania.  or  The  Heauenly  Mufe  ", 
Vv  8  verso  to  Xx  6.  Dedication  to  the  mem- 
ory of  his  uncle,  W.  Plumb,  Esq.,  Xx  7;  on 
verso,  a  sonnet  to  Guy  de  Faur,  Lord  of 


Z,  Aa — Zz,  and  Aaa —  Qqq.1  in  eights ; 

Pibrac.  Full-page  woodcut  of  the  Resur- 
rection, in  an  oval,  surrounded  by  an  orna- 
mental border ;  over  it,  "  The  Trivmph  Of 
Faiih",  Xx  8.  The  poem,  Xx  8  verso  to 
Zz  5  (verso  blank).  "  Tetrasticha.  Or  The 
Quadrains  of  Guy  de  Faur,  Lord  of  Pibrac. 
Tranflated  by  losvah  Sylvester  ",  title,  Zz  6 
(verso  blank).  Dedication  to  Prince  Henry, 
Zz  7  (verso  blank).  The  quadrains,  Zz  8  — 
Ccc  2  (verso  blank).  "  Sonnets  Vpon  the 
(late)  miraculous  Peace  in  Fraunce  ",  title, 
Ccc  3  (verso  blank).  Dedication  to  M.  An- 
thony Bacone,  Ccc  4  recto.  Sonnets,  Ccc  4 
verso  to  Ddd  6.  "A  Dialogue  vpon  the 
Troubles  pafl:  Betweene  Heraclilus  and 
Democritus  ",  title,  Ddd  7  recto.  The  dia- 
logues, Ddd  7  verso  to  Eee  i  recto.  "An 
Ode  Of  The  Love  And  beauties  of  Aftraea  ", 
Eee  I  verso  to  Eee  4.  Two  sonnets,  Eee  5 
recto.  Epigrams  and  epitaphs,  Eee  5  verso 
to  Eee  7;  on  verso,  a  sonnet,  "A  I'honeur 
de  la  Paix".  "The  Profit  of  Imprifon- 
ment",  by  Odet  de  la  Noue,  title,  Eee  8;  on 
verso,  verses  to  M.  R.  Nicolfon.  "A  Son- 
net of  the  Author  to  his  Booke  ",  Fff  i  recto. 
A  Paradox  Against  Liberty,  Fff  I  verso  to 
Hhh  2.  "  Of  The  Worke,  Avthor,  and  Trans- 
lator ",  signed  lohn  Davies  of  Hereford,  Hhh 
3  —  Hhh  5  (verso  blank).  "A  briefe  Index, 
explayning  mofl  of  the  hardell  words  ",  Hhh 
6 —  Kkk  5  (verso  blank).  "  The  Historic  Of 
Ivdith,  In  Forme  Of  A  Poeme,  Penned  m 
French,by  the  Noble  Poet,  G.  Salvst.  Lord  of 
Bartas.  Engliflied  by  Tho.  Hudfon.  161 1", 
title,  Kkk  6;  on  verso, "The  Printer  to  the 
Reader".  Dedication  to  James  the  sixt,  Kkk 
7  —  Kkk  8  recto.  Sonnets,  Kkk  8  verso  to  LU 
I  recto.  "  The  Authors  admonition  to  the 
Reader",  Lll  i  verso  to  Lll  2.  "The  Ar- 
gument ",  Lll  3  —  Lll  4  (verso  blank).  The 
poem,  Lll  5  —  Qqq  8  (verso  blank).  "A 
Table  Of  Signification  of  fome  wordes  ", 
Rrr  I  —  Rrr  3.  Printer's  device,  with  date 
161 1,  and  colophon:  "At  London  Imprinted 
by  H.  L.  atid  are  to  befould  by  Arthur  lohn- 
fon at  the  figne  of  the  white  horfe,  neere  the 
great  A^orth  doore  of  Patiles  Church  "  (verso 
blank). 


Collations  and  Notes.  219 

This  edition  contains  a  number  of  the  works  printed  in  the  edition  of 
1605  which  were  omitted  from  that  of  1608.  With  the  exception  of  a  few 
alterations  and  changes,  it  includes  virtually  all  that  had  appeared  in  the 
earlier  editions,  and  is  therefore  entitled  to  be  called  the  most  complete 
edition  which  has  been  published  down  to  this  date.  The  engraved  title, 
though  evidently  printed  from  the  same  plate  used  in  the  earlier  editions, 
has  been  retouched  and  the  wording  altered,  and  has  added  at  the  foot, 
"  Printed  at  London  by  Humphrey  Lownes,  H.  Hole  Sculp  ". 

TASSO,  TORQUATO. 

See  Richard  Carew,  No.  32. 
See  Edward  Fairfax,  Nos.  96,  97. 

245  TURBERVILLE,  GEORGE  (i53o?-i594?). 

The  I  Heroycall  Epiftles  |  of  the  Learned  Poet  |  Publius  Oui- 
dius  I  NafOj  |  In  Englifhe  Verfe:  |  fetoutand  tranflated  by  |  George 
Turberuile  Gent.  |  wyth  Aulas  Sabinus  |  anfweres  to  cer-  |  tainc 
of  the  I  fame.  |  Anno  Domini  |  1569.  |  ^  Imprinted  At  \  London, 
by  Henry  |  Dcnham.  [Colophon]  Imprinted  at  London  \  by  Henry 
Denham,  |  dzvellitig  iji  Pater-  |  nojlcr  Roive,  at  |  the  figne  of  the  | 
Starre.  \  Anno  Domini  |  1^6^.  \  Cnm  Priuilegio. 

Octavo.     Second  edition. 

Collation:  A — F4,  in  eights. 

Title  as  above,  within  border  of  printer's  work,  B   I — Y  I   (verso  blank).     "U  The 

ornaments,  A  2  (verso  blank).   Dedication  to  Tranflator  to  the  captious  fort  of  Sycophan- 

Lord  Thomas  Howard,  A  3  —  A  5;  on  verso,  tes",  Y  2   and  Y   3   (verso  blank).     The 

"The  Tranflator  to  his   Mufe".     "To  the  colophon  as  above,  with  printer's  device  in 

Reader",  k  6  and  A  7.    "1[  The  Argument  center,  Y  4  (verso  blank).   Signature  A  i  is 

of  the  firft  Epiftle  ",  A  8  (recto  blank).    The  blank. 

The  first  edition  was  printed  in  1567. 

246  TURBERVILLE,  GEORGE. 

The  Booke  of  Faulconrie  or  Hau-  |  king,  For  The  Onely  De-  | 
light  and  pleafure  of  all  Noblemen  and  Gentlemen:  |  Collected  out 
of  the  beft  aucthors,  afvvell  Italians  as  Frenchmen,  |  and  fome  Eng- 
lifh  practifes  withall  concernyng  P^aulconrie,  the  contentes  |  whereof 
are  to  be  feene  in  the  next  page  folowyng.  |  By  George  Turberuile 
Gentleman.  |  Nocet  Empta  Dolore  Volvptas.  |  Imprinted  at  London 


220 


Collations  and  Notes. 


The  Booke  of  FauIconrieorHau- 
KING,  FOR  THE   OMELY   DE 

liQhtandpleafure  of  all  J\Qoblemen  and  (jentlemen: 

Collc£l:edoiitofthebeftauclIiors.  jfvvcll  Italiins as  Frenchmen, 
andfbme  EngltOiprafl^iresuitlulI  concernyn^  Faulconiie,  tliccontcntcs 
whereof  arc  to  be  fecnc  m  th**  nrxt  page  folowyng. 
By  George  I urberutltG(:^x.\cmiX\. 

NOCET    EMPTA    DOLORE    VOLVPTAS 


Imprinipdat  London  forChnftophcrBarkcr.aahefigneof 
the  Grafhopper  m  Paules  Churchyarde.         jinno    *  ^  7  ^^ 

[  No.  246.     Size  of  original,  4}^  X  6^  inches.] 


Collations  and  Notes.  221 

for  Chrijiopher  Barker,  at  the  figne  of  \  the  GrafJiopper  in  Paiiles 
ChurcJiyarde.     Anno.   IS75- 
Quarto.     Black  letter.     Woodcuts.     First  edition. 

Collation:  One  leaf  {no  signature);  A,  four  leaves;  B,  two  leaves;  A — Z, 
in  eights ;  Aa  and  ^,  two  leaves  each. 

Title  as  above,  containing  a  large  woodcut  blank).  Verses  by  George  Turberville,  "  In 
of  a  nobleman  holding  a  falcon  and  attended  commendation  of  Hawking",  B  i — B  2. 
by  two  huntsmen,  etc.,  occupying  about  one  The  work,  A  i — Aa  i.  "The  Printer  to 
half  the  page,  one  leaf;  on  verso,  "The  Con-  the  Reader",  Aa  2  (verso  blank).  "The 
tentes  of  the  Booke".  Dedication  to  Am-  Epilogue  vnto  the  Reader",  by  George  Tur- 
brose.  Earl  of  Warwick,  A  i — A3;  on  verso,  berville,  f^\ — ^•x"  2  (verso  blank).  The 
"The  names  of  thofe  Authours,  from  whom  work  is  profusely  illustrated  with  well-exe- 
this  collection  of  Falconrie  is  borowed  and  cuted  woodcuts  of  the  various  birds  and 
made,  both  Italians  and  French  ".  Com-  scenes  relating  to  the  subject,  many  of  the 
mendatory  verses  by  Ro.  Baynes,  A  4  (verso     cuts  being  repeated  several  times. 

This,  like  the  "Noble  Art  of  Venerie",  is  a  translation  and  compilation  by 
Turberville,  and  is  usually  found  bound  with  that  work. 

247  TURBERVILLE,  GEORGE. 

The  Booke  of  |  Falconrie  or  Hawking;  |  For  the  onely  delight  and 
pleafure  of  all  Noblemen  and  Gentle-  |  men:  Collected  out  of  the 
befb  Authors,  afwell  Italians  as  French-  |  men,  and  fome  Englifh 
practifes  withall  concerning  Falconrie;  |  Heretofore  publifhed  by 
George  Turbervile  |  Gentleman.  |  And  now  newly  reviued,  cor- 
rected, and  augmented,  with  |  many  new  Additions  proper  to  thefe 
prefent  times.  |  Nocet  empta  dolore  volvptas.  |  At  Lo)idon,  |  ^^^ 
Printed  by  Thomas  Purfoot.  \  An.  Dom.   161 1. 

Quarto.     Black  letter.     Large  woodcut  illustrations.     Second  edition. 

Collation:  ^,four  leaves ;  A — Aa  4,  in  eights. 

Title  as  above,  with  large  woodcut  repre-  poem,    "  In    commendation    of    Hawking, 

senting  falconers  with  falcon  and  dogs,  C  i  George  Turbervile  ",C3  and  (1 4.    Thework, 

(verso    blank).      "The    Contents    of    this  illustrated  with  large  woodcuts,  A  i — Aa  i. 

Booke",  C  2;   on  verso,  "The  names  of  A   poem    signed   George  Turbervile,  "^f 

thofe  Authors,  from  whome  this  collection  The    Epilogue   vnto    the    Reader",    Aa   2 

of  Falconrie  is  borrowed  and  made",  also  a  and  Aa  3.      Signature  Aa  4  is  blank, 
verse,  "Of  Hawking  by  the   Booke".     A 

248  TURBERVILLE,  GEORGE. 

The  Noble  Arte  Of  |  Venerie  Or  Hvnting.  |  Wherein  is  handled 
and  fet  out  the  Vertues,  Nature,  and  Pro-  |  perties  of  fiuetcne  fun- 
drie  Chaccs  togither,  with  the  order  and  manor  |  how  to  Huntc  and 
kill  euery  one  of  them.  |  Tranflatcd  and  collected  for  the  pleafure 


222  Collations  and  Notes. 

of  all  Noblemen  and  Gen-  |  tlemen,  out  of  the  beft  approued 
Authors,  which  haue  written  any  thing  |  concerning  the  fame:  And 
reduced  into  fuch  order  and  proper  termes  |  as  are  vfed  here,  in 
this  noble  Realme  of  England.  |  The  Contentes  whereof  fhall  more 
playnely  appeare  in  |  the  Page  next  followyng.  [Colophon]  Im- 
printed by  Henry  Bynncman,  for  Christopher  Barker.  \j575'\ 
Quarto.     Black  letter.     Woodcuts.     First  edition. 

Collation:  A,  five  leaves ;  A — J/,  in  eights;  N,  nine  leaves;  O — P,  in 
eights ;  Q^four  leaves ;  t,  ttvo  leaves. 

Title  as  above,  containing  a  woodcut  of  a  work,  A  I — Q  4.  "The  meafures  of  blow- 
huntsman  blowing  a  horn  while  another  ing  fet  downe  in  the  notes  for  the  more  eafe 
holds  back  a  brace  of  dogs,  etc.,  A  I;  on  and  ready  help  of  fuch  as  are  defirous  to 
verso,  "The  contentes  of  this  Booke".  "The  learne  the  fame",  with  the  music,  t  i — t  2. 
Translator  to  the  Reader",  dated  at  the  end.  Signature  N  6  has  been  canceled  and  two 
"xvi.  of  lune.  1575",  A  2  —  A  3;  on  verso,  leaves  marked  "a",  substituted  for  it,  mak- 
verses  by  George  Gascoigne  "in  the  com-  ing  nine  leaves  in  this  signature;  the  first 
mendation  of  the  noble  arte  of  Venerie".  signature  (A)  probably  originally  had  a 
Dedication  to  "Sir  Henry  Clinton  Knight  blank  leaf  to  complete  the  same.  The  work, 
Lord  Clinton  and  Saye,  Maifler  of  the  Hart  which  is  partly  in  verse,  is  profusely  illus- 
Houndes  to  the  Queenes  mofl  excellent  trated  with  woodcuts  of  the  different  animals 
Maieflie",  A  4.  Commendatory  verses  treated  of,  views  of  hunting,  etc.,  many  of 
signed  "T.  M."  and  "T.  M.  Q.",  A  5.    The  which  are  used  several  times. 

The  above  does  not  claim  to  be  an  original  work,  and  some  bibliographers 
have  ascribed  it  to  Gascoigne  on  the  strength  of  his  verses  "in  the  commen- 
dation of  the  noble  Art  of  Venerie";  but  the  work  seems  in  every  respect 
similar  to  the  "Booke  of  Faulconrie",  which  is  acknowledged  to  be  Turber- 
ville's,  and  is  generally  found  bound  up  with  it,  and  there  seems  no  good 
reason  for  supposing  that  Turberville  was  not  the  compiler  and  translator 
of  both. 

249  TURBERVILLE,  GEORGE. 

The  Noble  Art  of  |  Venerie  or  Hvnting.  |  Wherein  is  handled 
and  fet  out  the  Vertues,  Nature,  and  Pro-  |  perties  of  fifteene  fundry 
Chaces,  together  with  the  order  and  |  manner  how  to  Hunt  and 
kill  euery  one  of  them.  |  Tranflated  &  collected  for  the  pleafure  of 
all  Noblemen  |  and  Gentlemen,  out  of  the  beft  approoued  Authors, 
which  I  haue  written  any  thing  concerning  the  fame:  And  reduced  | 
into  fuch  order  and  proper  termes  as  are  vfed  here  |  in  this  noble 
Realme  of  Great  Britaine.  |  At  Londofi,  |  *^^  Printed  by  Thomas 
Purfoot.  I  An.  Dom.  1611. 

Quarto.     Black  letter.    Large  woodcut  illustrations.     Second  edition. 


Collations  and  Notes. 


223 


THE  NOBLE  ARTE  OF 

VENERIE    OR   HVNTING^ 

VVhercin  is  handled  and  fct  out  the  Vcrrues,N«urc,and  Pro? 
pcniesoffiuctcnc  fundricChaccstogithcr,  with  the  order  and  miner 
how  to  Hunte  and  kill  eutry  one  of  them. 

Tranflaicd  and  collc«Sled  for  the  plcafurc  of  all  Noblemen  and  Geo- 

tlemcn,out  of  the  bcftapproucd  Authors,  which  haue  written  any  thmg 

(onctming  thtfamt :  Md  tetiuied  into  [tub  order  andpre^r  ttttnei 

ataic  vfedhere.m  tViit  noble  Rcslmeof  Enfjind. 


ThcCoutcntcj  whereof  Hull  more  playnely  appearc  in 
the  Page  next  lollowyng. 

[  No.  248.     Size  of  original,  4^^  X  6^  inches.] 


224 


Collations  and  Notes. 


Collation:  ^,  four  leaves ;  A — M,  in  eights ;  N,  ten  leaves;  O — P,  eight 
leaves;  Q,  four  leaves ;  t,  two  leaves. 


Title  as  above,  with  large  woodcut  rep- 
resenting hunters  with  hounds,  C  2  (verso 
blank).  "The  Contents  of  this  Booke", 
C  3  recto.  "X^  George  Gafcoigne,  in  the 
commendation  of  the  noble  Arte  of  Vene- 
rie",  C  3  verso  and  C  4  recto.     "T.  M.  Q. 


in  praife  of  this  Booke",  C[  4  verso.  The 
work,  profusely  illustrated  with  large  wood- 
cuts, A  I — Q  4.  "The  meafures  of  blowing 
fet  downe  in  the  aotes  ",  t  i  and  t  2.  Sig- 
nature Cl  is  blank. 


250  TURBERVILLE,  GEORGE. 

Tragicall  |  Tales  tranflated  by  |  Tvrbervile  |  In  time  of  his  troubles 
out  of  I  fundrie  Italians,  with  |  the  Argument  and  ]  Lenuoye  to  | 
eche  Tale  |  Nocet  empta  dolore  voluptas.  |  Imprinted  at  Lon-  \  don 
by  Abe II  leffs,  dwelling  \  in  the  Forejlreetc  without  \  Crepelgate  at 
the  I  figne  of  the  Bel.  \  Anno  Dom.     i^Sy. 

Octavo.     Black  letter. 


Collation:  A — Bb,  in  eights. 

Title  as  above,  within  border  of  printer's 
ornaments,  A  i ;  on  verso,  the  large  wood- 
cut printer's  device  of  Abel  Jeffs.  Dedica- 
tion, "To  the  worshipful  his  louing  Bro- 
ther Nicholas  Turberuile  Efquire",  signed 
George  Turberuile,  A  2  —  A  4  recto.  "To 
his  verie  friend  Ro.  Baynes ",  A  4  verso  to 
A  5.  "Ro.  Baynes  to  the  Reader,  in  the 
due  commendation  of  the  Author",  A  6 
recto.  "IT  The  Author  here  declareth  the 
caufe  why  hee  wTote  thefe  Hiftories,  and 
forewent  the  tranflation  of  the  learned  Poet 
Lucan",  A  6  verso  to  B  3.     The  tragical 

While  no  earlier  edition  now  exists, 
one  has  been  seen. 


tales,  in  ten  "  Hiftories  ",  each  with  an  argu- 
ment and  envoy,  B  4 — S  7.  On  S  8  (verso 
blank)  a  new  title,  as  follows:  "*i|i  Epj- 
tathes  I  and  Sonnettes  |  annexed  to  the  Tra- 
gical hi-  I  ftories.  By  the  |  Author.  |  With 
fome  other  broken  pam  |  phlettes  and  Epif- 
tles,  fent  to  certaine  |  his  frends  in  England, 
at  his  I  being  in  Mofcouia.  |  Anno  1569.  | 
Omnia  probate.  |  Quod  bonum  est  tenete". 
The  poems,  ending  with  one  entitled  "The 
Authors  excuse  for  writing  thefe  and  other 
fancies,  with  promife  of  grauer  matter  here- 
after", T  I— Bb8. 

it  is  said  that  a  fragment  of  an  earlier 


251   TWYNE,  THOMAS;  LHUYD,  HUMPHREY  {d.  1570). 

^  The  Breuiary  of  |  Britayne  |  As  this  moft  noble  and  renow-  | 
med  Hand,  was  of  auncient  |  time  deuided  into  three,  King-  |  domes, 
England,  Scotland  and  |  Wales,  |  Contaynyng  a  learned  difcourfe  | 
of  the  variable  ftate,  &  altera-  |  tion  thereof,  vnder  diuers,  as  |  wel 
natural :  as  forren  prin-  |  ces,  &  Conquerours.  |  Together  with  the 
Geographicall  de-  |  fcription  of  the  fame,  fuch  as  nether  |  by  elder, 
nor  later  writers,  the  |  like  hath  been  fet  foorth  |  before.  |  Writen 


Collations  and  Notes.  225 

in  Latin  by  Humfrey  |  Lhuyd  of  Denbigh,  a  Cambre  |  Britayne, 
and  lately  Engliflied  |  by  Thomas  Twyne,  |  Gentleman.  |  1573. 
[Colophon]  C  Imprinted  at  Lotidon,  by  |  Richard  lohnes:  and  are  to 
be  I  folde  at  his  JJiop,  ioynyng  \  to  the  South  weji  doore  \  of  Paules 
Church. 

Octavo.     First  edition. 

Collation:  A  and  ^,  each  eight  leaves;  •  -k,  four  leaves;  B — N,  in  eights. 

Title  as  above,  within  border  of  printer's  Dedication  ofthe  author  to  Abraham  Ortelius, 

ornaments,  A  i  (verso  blank).     Dedication  dated  August  30,  1568,  ■*•  •  5-     Tlie  work, 

to  Lord  Bulbeck,  Earl  of  Oxford,  A  2  —  A  4.  B  i — N  6.    "  Certayne  Wclfli,  or  rather  true 

"H  The  Preface  of  the  Translatour,  to  the  Britifh  woordes,  conuerted  into  Latin  by  the 

Reader",  A5  —  A  7.  Commendatory  verses,  Authour,  &  now  tranflated  into  Englifli", 

A  8 — 11  4  recto.     "The  Table",  H  4  verso  N  7  and  N  8  (verso  blank).     The  colophon 

to  •  •  2.     "Authours,  whofe  names,  and  as  above  is  at  the  foot  of  N  8  recto, 
woorkes,  are  cited  in  this  Booke",  •  •  3. 


252  UDALL,  NICHOLAS  (i5o6?-i556). 

Apophthegmes,  |  that  is  to  faie,  prompte,  quicke,  wittie  |  and 
fentecious  faiynges,  of  cer-  |  taine  Emperours,  |  Kyngcs,  Capi- 
taines,  |  Philofophiers  and  Oratours,  afwell  Gre-  |  kes,  as  Romaines, 
bothe  verie  pleafaunt  |  and  profitable  to  reade,  partely  for  all  | 
maner  of  perfones,  and  efpecial-  |  ly  Gentlemenne.  Firfte  ga-  | 
thered  and  compiled  in  |  Latin  by  the  right  |  famous  clerke  |  Maif- 
ter  I  Erafmus  of  Ro-  |  terodame.  |  And  now  tranflated  into  | 
Englifhe  by  Nico-  |  las  Vdall.  |  C  Imprinted  at  London,  by  Ihon 
Kingfion.  Menf.  Fcbrnarif.  |  156^.  [Colophon]  C  Imprinted  at  \ 
London,  by  Ihoji  Kingston.  |  Menfe  Mart  if.  |  Anno  falutis.  \  1564..  \ 
C  These  bookes  are  to  bee  folde  at  \  his  Shoppe,  at  the  Wefte  \  doore 
of  Paules. 

Octavo.     Black  letter.     Second  edition. 

Collation:  •  and  •  •,  each  eight  leaves;  a — z,  in  eights;  A — H,  in 
eights ;  /,  nine  leaves. 

Title  as  above,  •  i  (verso  blank).     "H  Countrey",   •  4 — *  •    7   (verso   blank). 

Nicholas  Vdall  vnto  the  gentle  and  honefle  The  work,  in  two  books,  a  i — H  5.     "The 

harted  readers  well  to  fare",  •  2  and  •  3.  Table",  II  6 — I  9;  on  verso,  the  colophon, 

"If   The   Preface   of  Desyderius    Erafmus  as  above.     Signature  ••  8  is  a  bhmk  leaf. 
Roterodame,  vnto  a  Dukes  foonne  of  his 

The  first  edition  was  printed  by  Richard  Grafton  in  1542. 

15 


226  Collations  and  Notes. 

VIRGILIUS  MARO,  PUBLIUS. 

See  Gawin  Douglas,  No.  74. 
See  Phaer  and  Twine,  No.  197. 

253  WARNER,  WILLIAM  (1558-1609?). 

Albions  |  England:  |  The  Third  time  corrected  and  |  Aug- 
mented. I  Continuing  an  Hiftory  of  the  fame  Coun-  j  trey  and 
Kingdome,  from  the  Originals  of  the  |  firft  Inhabitants  of  the  fame: 
With  the  I  chiefe  Alterations  and  Accidents  therein  |  happening, 
vntill  her  nowe  Maieflies  |  mofte  bleffed  Raigne.  |  With  Intermix- 
ture of  Hiftories  and  Inuention,  |  performed  in  Verfe,  by  William 
Warner.  |  Imprinted  at  London  by  Thomas  Orwin,  for  I.  B.  dwel- 
ing  at  I  the  great  North  doore  of  S.  Pauls  Church  at  the  |  figne  of 
the  great  Bible.     1592. 

Quarto.     Black  letter.     Third  edition. 

Collation:  ^,four  leaves;  A — Dd,  in  fours. 

Title  as  above,  with  printer's  device  pre-  England:  contayning  a  Breuiate  of  the  true 

ceding    the    imprint,    ^   2    (verso   blank).  Hiflorie   of  Aeneas ",    Aa   3   verso.      The 

Dedication  to  Henry  Carey,  Baron  of  Huns-  work,  Aa  4  —  Cc  4.     "A  Table  for  euery  of 

don,  y   3.     "To  the   Reader",  y  4.     The  the  feuerall  Bookes,  to  finde  out  the  fpeciall 

poem,  A  I  —  Aa  3  recto.     On  this  page  is  a  Stories  and    matters:   directing  from  their 

large  woodcut  initial  containing  a  portrait  Chapters  and  Pages",  Dd  i — Dd  4  (verso 

of  Queen  Elizabeth.    Title  to  "An  Addition  blank), 
in   Proefe  to  the  fecond  Book  of  Albions 

The  first  part  of  the  above  work  originally  appeared  in  1586.  In  1589 
the  first  and  second  parts  were  printed. 


254  WARNER,  WILLIAM. 

Albions  |  England.  |  A  |  Continued  Hiftorie  of  the  fame  King- 
dome,  I  from  the  Originals  of  the  first  Inhabitants  |  thereof:  With 
moft  the  chiefe  Alterations  and  |  Accidents  theare  hapning,  vnto, 
and  in  the  |  happie  Raigne  of  our  now  moft  gracious  |  Soueraigne, 
Oueene  Eli-  |  zabeth  :  |  Not  barren  in  varietie  of  inuentiue  and 
hifto-  I  ricall  Intermixtures :  |  Firft  penned  and  publifhed  by  Wil- 
liam Warner :  and  |  now  reuifed,  and  newly  inlarged  by  the  |  fame 
Author  :  |  Whereunto  is  alfo  newly  added  an  Epitome  of  the  |  whole 
Historic   of  England.   |  London,  \  Printed  by  Edm.   Bollifant  for 


Collations  and  Notes.  227 

George  Potter,  and  are  to  he  fold  \  at  his  Jhop  in  Paiiles  Church- 
yard, at  the  Jlgne  of  |  the  Bible.     1602. 
Quarto. 

Collation  :  A — Cc,  in  eights. 

Title  as  above,  A  l  (verso  blank).     Ded-  to  the  fecond  Booke  of  Albions  England: 

ication  to  Henry  Carey,  Baron  of  Hunsdon,  coiitayning  a  Breuiate  of  the  true  Hiftorie 

A  2.     "  To  the  Reader",  A  3.     "A  Table  of  Aeneas",  Y  5 — Z  7;  on  the  verso, "To 

for  euery  of  the  feuerall  Bookes,  to  find  out  the  Reader  ".     "An  Epitome  of  the  whole 

the  fpeciall  Stories   and  matters  directing  Hiftorie  of  England",  Z  8 — Cc  7.     One 

from  their  (  hapters  and  Pages",  A 4  —  .\  8.  blank  leaf,  Cc  8. 
The  poem,  B  i  — Y4.  "An  Addition  in  Proefe 

This  edition  contiuns  thirteen  books  for  the  first  time. 

255  WARNER,  WILLIAM. 

A  I  Conti-  1  nvance  Of  |  Albions  Eng-  |  land:  |  By  the  firft  Au- 
thor. W.  W.  I  Londrn,  |  Imprinted  by  Felix  Kyngsto7i  for  George 
Potter,  and  are  to  be  \  fold  at  his  fhop  in  Pauls  Church-yard,  at  the 
figne  I  of  the  Bible.      1606. 

Quarto.     First  edition. 

Collation:  A,  four  leaves ;  b,  two  leaves;  B—L,  in  fours. 

One  blank  leaf,  with  signature,  A  i.    Title  ".\  Table  for  euery  of  the  feuerall  Bookes, 

as  above,  with  printer's  device  preceding  the  to  find  out  the  fpeciall  Stories  and  matters, 

imprint,  A  2  (verso  blank).     Dedication  in  directing  from  their  Chapters", b  I  verso  to 

verse  to  Sir  Edward  Coke,  A  3  (verso  blank),  b  2.     The  poem,  B  i — L  4. 
"To  The  Reader",  in  verse,  A  4 — b  i  recto. 

This  continuation  of  Warner's  poem  is  usually  found  bound  up  with  the 
edition  of  the  first  part  last  described. 

256  WHETSTONE,  GEORGE. 

An  Heptameron  |  of  Ciuill  Difcourfes.  |  Containing:  The  Chrift- 
maffe  Ex-  |  ercife  of  fundrie  well  Courted  Gen-  |  tlemen  and  Gen- 
tlewomen. I  In  whofe  behauiours,  the  better  |  fort,  may  fee,  a 
reprefetation  of  their  own  Vertues:  |  And  the  Infcriour,  may  learne 
fuch  Rules  of  Ciuil  Go-  |  uernmet,  as  wil  rafe  out  the  Blemifli  of 
their  bafeneffe :  |  Whcrin,  is  Renowned,  the  Vertues,  of  a  moH: 
Honou-  I  rable  and  braue  myndcd  Gentleman.  |  And  herein,  alfo, 
(as  it  were  in  a  Mirrour)  the  Vnmaricd  |  may  fee  the  Defectcs 
whiche  Eclipfc  the  Glorie  of  Manage:  |  And  the  wel  Maried,  as  in 
a  Table  of  Iloufliolde  Lawcs,  may  cull  |  out  ncedefull  Preccptes  to 


228  Collations  and  Notes. 

eftablyfh  their  good  Fortune.  |  A  Worke,  intercourfed  with  Ciuyll 
Pleafure,  to  reaue  |  tedioufneffe  from  the  Reader  :  and  garnifhed 
with  Morall  Noates  |  to  make  it  profitable,  to  the  Regarder.  |  The 
Reporte,  of  George  Whetftone.  Gent.  |  Formae,  nulla  fides.  |  At 
London.  I  Printed  by  Richard  lanes,  \  at  the  Signe  of  the  Rofe  and 
the  Crowne,  \  neare  Holbnrne  Bridge,  j.  Feb.  1582. 
Quarto.     Black  letter. 

Collation:  A,  four  leaves ;  ^,  two  leaves ;  B — Z,  if i  fours. 

Title  as  above,  within  a  border  formed  of  H  i  recto.    "  Verses  tranflated  out  of  Latine, 

printer's  ornaments,  A  i ;  on  the  verso,  a  La-  and  deliuered  by  Vrainie,  with  a  Siluer  Pen, 

tin  sonnet,  "Ad  Mecoenatem,  in  laudem  Auc-  to  Isniarito,  in  a  Deuice,  contayned  in  the 

thoris :   Carmen  Heroicum"?  signed  loan:  feuenth  daies  Exercife:  placed  in  this  Fore- 

Botrevicvs.    Dedication,  "To  the  right  Hon-  front,  for  the  excellencie  of  Pandora  ",  eight 

ourable,  Sir  Christopher  Hatton,  Knight",  six-line  stanzas,  H  I  verso  to  H  2  recto;  on 

etc.,  A  2  —  A  3  recto.     "  Vnto  the  friendly  the  verso,  "A  breefe  Summarie  of  the  prin- 

Reader  ",  A  3  verso  to  A  4.    Poem,  "T(ho-  cipall  Argumentes  handled,  in  thefe  feuen 

mas)  W(atson)  Efquier,  In  the  commenda-  Dayes  Pleafures  ".     The  work,  B  i   (mis- 

tionof  theAucthor,andhis  needefulIBooke",  printed  A  i)  to  Z  4. 

This  work  was  reissued  in  1593  under  the  title,  "  AureHa.  The  Paragon 
of  Pleasure  ",  etc. 

Shakespeare  is  said  to  have  taken  the  plot  of  "  Measure  for  Measure  " 
from  this  book. 

257  WHETSTONE,  GEORGE. 

A  Mirovr  |  For  Mageftrates  |  Of  Cyties.  |  Reprefenting  the  Ordi- 
naunces,  Policies,  |  and  Diligence,  of  the  Noble  Emperour,  Alexan-  | 
der  (furnamed)  Severvs,  to  fuppreffe  and  cha-  |  ftise  the  notorious 
Vices  noorifhed  in  Rome,  by  the  fu-  |  perfluous  nomber  of  Dicing- 
houfes,  Tauarns,  and  com-  |  mon  Stewes :  Suffred  and  cheerifhed, 
by  his  beaftlye  |  Predeceffour,  Helyogabalvs,  |  with  fundrie  graue 
Orations :  |  by  the  faid  noble  Emperor,  cocerning  Reformation.  | 
And  herevnto,  is  added,  |  A  Touchftone  for  the  Time :  |  Contain- 
yng:  many  perillous  Mifchiefes,  bred  |  in  the  Bowels  of  the  Citie 
of  London :  |  By  the  Infection  of  fome  of  theafe  |  Sanctuaries  of 
Iniquitie.  |  By  George  Whetftones.  Gent.  |  Virtvte,  non  Vi.  |  ^ 
Printed  at  London,  by  Richarde  Loftes.  158^.  \  ^  Authorifed  and 
allowed. 

Quarto.     Black  letter.     First  edition. 

Collation:  A  1,  A  ;^,  A  4.,  ^  i  and^  2;  B — K,  in  fours. 
Title  as  above,  A  i  (verso  blank).     Dedi-     ward  Osburne,  Knight,  Lord  Maior,  of  the 
cation,  "  To  the  Right  Honorable,  Sir  Ed-     famous  Cittie   of  London :    To  the   Right 


Collations  and  Notes.  229 

Worfhipfull,  his  Affiilantes,  the  Aldermen  :  title-page,  as  follows :  "An  Addition  :  Or  | 

And  to  their  learned  Counfeller,  M.  Seriant  Tovchstone  |  for  the  Time  :    expofyng  the 

Fleetwood,  Recorder  of  the  fame  Citie :  his  dain  |  gerous    Mifchiefes,  that   the   Dicyng 

approoued  good  Frende  and  Kinfman  ",  A  Howfes   (comonly  |  called)  Ordinarie   Ta- 

3  — 1[  I  recto.     "To  the  Right  Worshipfull,  bles,  and  other  (like)  Sane-  |  tuaries  of  Ini- 

the  yong  Gentlemen,  of  the  Innes  of  Court",  quitie,  do  dayly  breede  :  |  Within  the  Bow- 

ir  I  verso  and  U  2  recto.     Commendatory  elles  of  the  |  famous  Citie  of  London.  [  By 

verse,  in  Latin,  signed  loannes  Botrevicvs,  George  Whetftones,  Gent.  |  Lnprinted  at 

and  errata,  IT  2  verso.     "A  Mirrour  for  Ma-  London,  by  \  Richarde  Iones'\  G  2  (verso 

ieflrates  of  Citties  ",  B  I — G  i.     A  separate  blank).     The  work,  G  3  —  K  4. 

The  author  calls  the  attention  of  his  readers  to  this  work  in  the  note  at 
the  end  of  "The  EngHsh  Mirrour". 

258   WHETSTONE,  GEORGE. 

The  Englifh  Myrror.  |  A  Regard  |  Wherein  al  eftates  may- 
behold  the  I  Conquests  of  Enuy:  |  Containing  ruine  of  common 
weales,  |  murther  of  Princes,  caufe  of  herefies,  and  |  in  all  ages, 
fpoile  of  deuine  and  humane  |  blefsings,  vnto  which  is  adioyned,  | 
Enuy  conquered  by  vertues.  |  Publifhing  the  peaceable  victories 
ob-  I  tained  by  the  Queenes  moft  excellent  Maiefty,  |  againft  this 
mortall  enimie  of  publike  |  peace  and  profperitie,  and  laftly  |  A  For- 
tris  againft  Enuy,  |  Builded  vpon  the  counfels  of  facred  |  Scrip-  | 
ture,  Lawes  of  fage  Philofophers,  and  pollicies  |  of  well  gouerned 
common  weales :  wherein  euery  |  eftate  may  fee  the  dignities,  the 
true  office  |  and  caufe  of  difgrace  of  his  |  vocation.  |  A  worke  fafely, 
and  neceffarie  to  be  read  of  |  euerie  good  fubject.  |  By  George  Whet- 
stones Gent.  I  Malgre.  |  Scene  and  allowed.  |  At  London.  \  Printed 
by  I.  Windet  for  G.  Seton,  and  are  to  \  be  fold  at  his  fJiop  vnder 
Alderfgate  \  1586. 

Quarto.     Black  letter.     First  edition. 

Collation:  ^,  four  leaves  ;  A — F,  in  eights. 

Title  as  above,  within  border  composed  reuerend  Diuines",  G4.  "Induction  to  the 
of  printer's  ornaments,  1[  l;  on  verso,  acros-  Reader",  G  5  and  G  6.  The  second  book, 
tic  verses  to  Queen  Elizabeth,  above  which  G  7  — M  2.  "IT  The  Third  Booke  of  the 
is  a  woodcut  of  the  royal  coat  of  arms.  Ded-  English  MirrovrEntituled,  A  fortreffeagainfl 
ication  to  Queen  Elizabeth,  If  2.  "To  the  Enuy",  M  3  (verso  blank).  Dedication  to 
mofl  Honorable  the  Nobilitie  ",  1[  3.  Verse  the  Magistrates  of  England,  M  4.  "  Indue- 
by  "R.  B.  to  the  Reader  of  this  English  tion  to  the  Reader",  M  5  — M  7.  The  third 
Myrror",  and  errata,  H  4  (verso  blank),  book,  M  8  —  1'  8  (verso  blank).  Oii  the 
The  first  book,  A  i — G  2  (verso  blank),  recto  of  P  8  is  a  note,  "To  the  Reader", 
"  IT  The  Second  Bookc  of  the  English  Mir-  calling  attention  to  the  author's  earlier  work, 
rour, intituled  Enuy, conquered  by  Vertue",  "one  Treatise  called  A  mirror  for  Maic- 
G  3  (verso  blank).     Dedication,  "To  the  strales". 

•5* 


210  Collations  and  Notes. 

A  curious  work,  containing  interesting  matter  illustrative  of  the  reign  of 
Elizabeth,  as  well  as  other  curious  historical  statements  relating  to  earlier 
periods  of  English  history, 

259  WHITEHORNE,  PETER. 

The  Arte  of  warre,  |  written  firft  in  Italia  |  by  Nicholas  Machia- 
uell,  and  fet  |  forthe  in  Englifhe  by  Peter  |  Whitehorne,  ftudient  at 
Graies  Inne :  |  with  an  addicio  of  other  like  Mar-  |  cialle  feates  and 
experimen-  |  tes,  as  in  a  Table  in  the  |  ende  of  the  Booke  |  maie 
appere.  |  Anno.  M.D.LX.  |  Menf  lulij.  [Colophon]  C  Imprinted 
Ut  I  London,  By  Ikon  Kingston  :  for  \  Nicolas  Englatide.  |  Anno  fa- 
lutis,  M.D.LX  11.  I  Me7tfe.  Aprilis. 

Quarto.     Black  letter.     First  edition. 

Collation:  a,  four  leaves  ;  A — Hh  2,  in  fours;  A — N,  in  fours. 

Title  as  above,  within  an  elaborate  em-  chitectural  woodcut  border:  "Certain  waies  | 

blematic  woodcut  border  engraved  by  "Nic-  for  the  orderyng  of  Souldiers  in  bat-  |  telray, 

las  Inglande  ",  a  I   (verso  blank),     Dedi-  &  settyng  of  battailes,  af-  |  ter  diuers  fafh- 

cation  to  Queen  Elizabeth,  a  2  —  a  4  (verso  ions,  with  their  maner  |  of  marchyng:  And 

blank).    "  The  Proheme  of  Nicholas  Machi-  alfo  Fygures  of  |  certaine  new  plattes  for  for- 

auell",A  I  —  A  2  (verso  blank).    "The  Art  tifi-  |  cacion  of  Townes  :   And  |  more  ouer, 

of  War",  A  3  —  Ee  l  recto,  ending  with  a  howe  to  |  make  Saltpeter,  |  Gunpoulder,  | 

small  woodcut  representing  several  pitched  and  diuers  |  fortes  |  of  Firevvorkes  or  wilde 

tents,with  soldiers  sleepingin  the  foreground.  Fyre,  |  with  other  thynges  aper-  |  taining  to 

"  Nicholas  Machiauel,  citezein  and  Secre-  the  warres,  |  Gathered  and  fet  |  foorthe  by 

tarie  of  Florence,  to  the  Readers  ",  contain-  Peter  |  Whitehorne  ",  A   i    (verso  blank), 

ing  numerous  diagrams  of  camps  and  orders  The  work,  A  2  —  N  i.     "To  the  Reders  ", 

of  battle.  Ee  I  verso  to  Gg  2  recto,     "The  N  i  verso  to  N  2.    '•  The  Table  of  the  addi- 

table  of  certain  principall  thinges,  contained  tions  ",  N  2  verso  to  N  3,     Colophon  as 

in  this  woorke  of  Machiauel",  Gg  2  verso  to  above,  N  4;  on  verso,  the  printer's  device. 

Hh  I ;  on  verso,  a  beautiful  woodcut  device  The  second  part  of  the  volume  is  extensively 

of  the  printer.    One  blank  leaf,  Hh  2.    Title  illustrated  with  diagrams, 
to  the  second  part  of  the  volume,  within  ar- 

260  WHITNEY,  GEOFFREY. 

A  Choice  |  of  Emblemes,  |  and  other  Devises,  |  For  the  mofte 
parte  gathered  out  of  fundrie  writers,  |  Englifhed  and  Moralized.  | 
And  Divers  Newly  Devised,  |  by  Geffrey  Whitney.  |  A  worke 
adorned  with  varietie  of  matter,  both  pleafant  and  profitable:  whe-  | 
rein  thofe  that  pleafe,  maye  finde  to  fit  their  fancies  :  Bicaufe  herein, 
by  the  |  office  of  the  eie,  and  the  eare,  the  minde  maye  reape  doo- 
ble  delighte  throu-  |  ghe  holfome  preceptes,  fhadowed  with  plealant 
deuifes  :  both  fit  for  the  |  vertuous,  to  their  incoraging:  and  for  the 
wicked,  for  their  admonifliing  |  and  amendment.  |  To  the  Reader,  I 


Collations  and  Notes. 


231 


A    CHOICE 

OF    EMBLEMES, 

AND    OTHER    DEVISES, 

For  the  moflc  parte  gathered  out  of  fundrie  writers, 
Engliflicd  and  Moralized. 

AND    DIVERS    NEWLY    DEVISED, 

by  Geffrey  Whitney. 

A  Vfor]^e  Adorned  vdth  varietie  of  matter,  both  pUafmt  and  profit. tbk  ■  whe- 
rein tbofe  that  pleafe,mayefinde  to  ft  their  fannes:  B'tcaufe  hactn,  hj  the 
office  of  the  eie,and  the  eare,  the  mmdemaje  reape  dooble  deltghte  throu- 
ghe  holfome  preceptes ,  fbadovcedvnthpleafant  deuifes  :  both  ft  for  the 
vertuous,  to  then  incora^ttig:  and  for  the  wicked ,  for  their  admonifhing 
and  amendment. 

To  the  Reader. 
Ttrufe  >dMthhttde,  then  frendlitindgt,  and  blaming  rafljt  rtfriuntj'. 
Somaif}  thou  rcadt  vnto  thy  good ,  andjhalt  requite  my  paincj- 


Jmprinted  4f  L  E  Y  D  e  N, 
In  the  houfe  of  Chriftopher  Plantyn^ 
by  Francis  Raphelengius. 

M.    D.     L  X  X  X  V  I. 


[  No.  260.      Size  of  original,  5  ^^  X  y-^^,  inches.] 


232  Collations  and  Notes. 

Perufe  with  heede,  then  frendhe  iudge,  and  blaming  rafhe  refraine :  | 
So  maist  thou  reade  vnto  thy  good,  and  fhalt  requite  my  paine.  | 
Imprinted  at  Lcyden,  \  in   the  hoiife  of  Chrijiopher  Plantyn,  |  by 
Francis  Rapheletigius.  \  M.D.LXXXVI. 
Quarto.    Woodcuts,     First  edition. 

Collation:  •  and  ••,  four  leaves  each;  •••,  two  leaves;  A — Z  and 
a — /,  in  fours. 

Title  as  above,  with  Plantin's  device  of  a  (verso  blank).  New  title  :  "  The  Second 
hand  and  compasses,  within  a  border  of  print-  Parte]  OfEmblemes,  |  And  Other  Devises,  | 
er's  ornaments,  *  l ;  on  verso,  a  large  wood-  gathered,  Engliflied,  and  moralized,  |  And 
cut  of  the  arms  of  Robert,  Earl  of  Leicester,  diuerfe  newlie  deuifed,  by  |  Geffrey  Whit- 
Dedication  to  "my  singvler  good  Lorde  and  ney ",  with  the  Earl  of  Leicester's  crest, 
Maifler,  Robert  Earle  of  Leycester",  dated,  surrounded  by  the  garter  and  motto,  O  I. 
"At  London  the  XXVIIL  of  Nouember,  Verses,"  In  Praise,  of  the  two  Noble  Earles, 
Anno  M.D.LXXXV",  •  2  —  ••  3.  "To  Warwicke,  and  Leycester",  O  i  verso  to  O 
the  Reader  ",  dated,  "At  Leyden  in  Hoi-  2  recto.  The  emblems,  O  2  verso  to  Z  4  and 
lande,the  IIIL  of  Maye.  M.D.LXXXVL  ",  a  i— f  4,  last  leaf  blank.  Each  emblem  is 
*•  3  verso  to  ••  4.  Four  sets  of  com-  illustrated  with  a  woodcut  engraving  sur- 
mendatory  verses  in  Latin  and  one  in  Eng-  rounded  by  a  border  of  printer's  ornaments, 
lish,  •••  I — ••*•  2;  on  verso,  an  invoca-  over  which  is  a  Latin  motto  appropriate  to 
tion  to  the  Almighty,  by  the  author,  and  the  subject. 
"Faults  escaped".  The  emblems,  A  I — N4 

"  This  is  probably  the  -only  English  book  which  owes  its  existence  to  the 
matrices  and  puncheons  of  the  immortal  Plantin." — Dibdin's  "  Decameron", 
Vol.  I.,  p.  275. 

Corser,  in  his  "  Collectanea  Anglo-Poetica  ",  seems  to  infer  that  this  is 
the  second  edition  of  the  work,  basing  the  inference  upon  the  following 
sentences  in  the  author's  preface  "To  the  Reader",  viz.:  "That  I  haue 
now  in  diuerfe  places,  quoted  in  the  margent  fome  fenteces  in  Latin,  & 
fuch  verfes  as  I  thoughte  did  befte  fit  the  feuerall  matters  I  wratte  of.  And 
alfo  haue  written  fomme  of  the  Emblemes,  to  certaine  of  my  frendes,  to 
whome  either  in  dutie  or  frendfliip,  I  am  diuers  waies  bounde :  which  both 
weare  wantinge  in  my  firfte  edition,  and  nowe  added  herevnto".  Does  this 
not  rather  refer  to  the  manuscript  copy  first  made,  of  which  he  speaks  in 
the  beginning  of  his  preface,  as  follows:  "When  I  had  finifhed  this  my 
Collection  of  Emblemes  (gentle  Reader)  and  prefented  the  fame  in  writ- 
inge  vnto  my  Lorde  .  ,  .  I  was  after,  earnesthe  required  by  fomme  that 
perufed  the  fame,  to  haue  it  imprinted  :  ,  ,  .  Wherefore,  licence  beinge 
obtained  for  the  publifhing  thereof,  I  offer  it  heare  (good  Reader)  to  thy 
viewe,  in  the  fame  forte  as  I  prefented  it  before  "  ? 

Printed  at  the  celebrated  printing-house  of  Christopher  Plantin,  and  prob- 
ably the  only  English  book  from  that  celebrated  press.  It  is  the  earliest 
English  book  of  Emblems. 


Collations  and  Notes.  233 

A  B  V  S  E  S 

S  T  R  I  P  T, 

AND 

IV  H  ITT. 

OR 
SATIRICAL  ESSAYES. 

By  G  E  O  R  G  B    VV  YT  H  E  R. 

Diuidedinto  two  Bookes, 

lye/pip  not  this  what  ere  IJeeme  infuorve^ 

A  fooJc  CO  purpofc  fpcaks  fotntiine  you  know. 


At  London, 

Primed  by  G.  E  l  d  5  for  F  R  a  w  c  1 9 
B  V  R  T  o  N  ,  and  arc  to  be  foldc  at  his  Oiop 
in  Pauls  Churcb-jardy  atthefgne  of 
theCr*ef9'DrAgcn,  1612. 

261  WITHER,  GEORGE  (1588-1677). 

Abvses  I  Stript,  |  And  |  Whipt.  |  Or  |  Satirical  Essayes.  |  By 
George  Wyther.  |  Diuided  into  two  Bookes.  |  lloXXaxat  lol  xal  (xtopo? 
7.vYj[>  y.aTa/alpTjOV  situs.  |  Defpife  not  this  what  ere  I  feeme  in  fliowe,  | 
A  foole  to  purpofe  fpeaks  fometime  you  know.  |  At  London,  \  Printed 
by  G.  Eld,  for  Francis  \  Bvrton,  and  are  to  be  foldc  at  his  fJiop  \  in 
Pauls  Church-yard,  at  the  fignc  of  \  the  Green- Dragon.     161  j. 

Octavo.     First  edition. 


234  Collations  and  Notes. 

Collation:  A,  eight  leaves;  a,  four  leaves;  B — F  6,  in  eights. 

Title  as  above,  with  monogram  of  Francis  and  list  of  errata,  a  4.  The  poem,  B  I  — T  4. 
Burton  preceding  the  imprint,  A  2  (verso  "Certaine  Epigrams  to  the  Kings  mofl  ex- 
blank).  The  epistle  dedicatory,  "To  him-  cellent  Maicfly,  the  Queen,  the  Prince,  the 
felfe,  G.  W.  wifheth  all  happineffe ",  A  3 —  Princeffe,  &  other  Noble  and  Honorable 
A  7  recto.  "  To  the  Readers  ",  A  7  verso  to  perfonages,  and  friends  to  whom  the  Author 
a  I  recto.  Epigrams,  a  I  verso  to  a  3;  on  gaue  any  of  his  books",  ending  with  six 
the  verso,  a  poem  addressed, "  To  the  impar-  lines  addressed, ' '  To  the  captious  Reader  ", 
tiall  Author  ",  by  Th :  C.     Table  of  contents  T  5— V  6. 

It  is  said  that  several  editions  of  this  book  were  published  in  this  year. 
Hazlitt  notes  four,  but  without  any  minute  description  of  the  variations. 
The  above  is  generally  accepted  as  the  first  edition. 

262  WITHER,  GEORGE. 

Abvses  I  Stript,  |  And  |  Whipt:  |  Or  |  Satirical  Essayes.  |  By- 
George  Wyther.  |  Diuided  into  two  Bookes.  |  IloXXaxal  xol  xai  [Jicopoi; 
avtjp  xataxalpTjOV  situs.  Defpife  not  this,  what  ere  I  feeme  in  fhow,  | 
A  foole  to  purpose  fpeakes  fometime  you  know.  |  London:  |  Printed 
by  T.  S.  for  Frajicis  Bvrton,  \  and  are  to  be  folde  at  his  Shop  in 
Paules  I  Church-yard,  at  the  figne  of  the  |  Greetie- Dragon.     1614.. 

Octavo.  * 

Collation:  A — X^  in  eights. 

A  I  and   2,  probably  blank   leaves,  are  casion  of  this  Worke",  "An  introduction", 

wanting.   Title  as  above,  A  3  (verso  blank),  and  "Of  man",  B  7 — C  8  (verso  blank). 

The  epistle  dedicatory,  "To  him-felfe,  G.  The  first  book  of  satires,  D  i — K  4.     Half- 

W.  wilheth  all  happineffe  ",  A  4  —  A  8  (verso  title  to  the  second  book,  K  5  (verso  blank). 

blank).    "To  the  Reader",  B  i — B  2.    Four  "Precatio",    K   6.      The    second   book   of 

epigrams,  B  3  —  B  4.     Poem,  "To  the  Im-  satires,   K    7— T  6  (verso   blank).     "The 

partiall  Author",   signed   by  Th.  C,  B  5  Scourge",  T   7 — V   6.     Sixteen   epigrams 

recto.     Table  of  contents,  B  5  verso  to  B  6  ending  with  a  six-line  stanza,  "To  the  cap- 

(verso  blank).    Three  poems, viz:  "The  Oc-  tious  Reader",  V  7 — X  8. 

263  WITHER,  GEORGE. 

Abvses  I  Stript,  |  And  |  Whipt:  |  Or  |  Satyrical  Essayes.  |  By 
George  Wither.  |  Diuided  into  two  Bookes.  |  IlciXXaxal  xol  %al  [iwpoc 
avY]p  7.aTay.al(>-/]ov  s'.;rs.  |  Defpife  not  this,  what-ere  I  feeme  in  fhow:  | 
A  foole  to  purpofe  fpeakes  fometime,  you  know.  |  London,  \  Printed 
by  Hnmfrey  Lownes,  for  Francis  Bur-  \  ton :  and  are  to  be  fold  at 
his  Shop  in  Paules  \  Church-yard,  at  the  figne  of  the  Greene  \ 
Dragon.     161^. 

Octavo. 


Collations  and  Notes. 


235 


Collation:  ^,  eight  leaves;  A ,  four  leaves j  B — V,  in  eights. 


Title  as  above,  f  3  (verso  blank),  preceded 
by  two  blank  leaves,  the  second  of  which  is 
signed,  ^  2.  "To  him-felfe,  G.  W.  wiflaeth 
all  happinefs",  1^  4 — i^  7.  To  the  reader, 
f  8  —  A  I.  Epigrams,  A  2  —  A  4  recto. 
"Contents  of  the  firft  Book",  A  4  verso. 
"The  Occasion  of  this  Worke",  B  i — B  6, 
ending  on  the  recto.     "An  Introduction", 


B  6  recto  to  C  i  recto.  The  work,  C  I  recto 
to  S  6.  Half-title  to  "The  Scovrge",  be- 
tween bands  of  printer's  ornaments  and  hav- 
ing a  woodcut  of  a  satyr  on  the  verso,  S  7. 
"The  Scourge",  S  8 — T  6.  "Certaine  Epi- 
grrams  to  the  Kings  most  excellent  Maieftie  ", 
T  7— V  7.     Blank  leaf,  V  8. 


This  edition  of  "Abuses  Stript  and  Whipt"  is  frequently  bound  together 
with  copies  of  "A  Satyre"  and  "The  Shepheards  Hunting",  pubhshed  in 
the  same  year,  and  copies  so  bound  sometimes  have  prefixed  a  half-length 
portrait  of  the  author,  engraved  by  W.  Holle,  in  an  oval  with  six  lines  of 
verse  underneath,  signed,  "Sr.  T.  I.",  followed  by  two  lines  in  Latin,  signed, 
"I.  M." 


264  WITHER,  GEORGE. 

Abvses  I  Stript,  |  and  |  Whipt:  |  Or  |  Satyricall  Essayes.  |  By 
George  Wither.  |  Diuided  into  two  Bookes.  |  Reuiewed  and  en- 
larged. I  IloXXaxal  zo\  xal  [xoipo?  avfjp  xaTaxalf/rjov  sitcs.  |  Defpife  not 
this,  vvhat-ere  I  feeme  in  fhow:  |  A  foole  to  purpofe  fpeakes  fome- 
time,  you  know.  |  Loudon  |  Printed  by  Hiimfrey  Lowncs,  for  Francis 
Burton:  and  \  are  to  be  fold  at  his  Shop  in  Pauls  Church-  \  yard,  at 
the  Signc  of  the  Green  Dragon.  |  16 ly. 

Octavo. 

Collation:  Six  leaves,  unsigned;  B — Cc,  in  eights. 


Title  as  above,  with  Burton's  cipher  in 
center,  first  leaf  (verso  blank).  Dedication, 
"To him-felfe, G.  W.  wifliethallhappineffe", 
second  to  sixth  leaves  (verso  blank).  "To 
the  Reader",  B  l  and  B  2.  Eight  epigrams, 
B  3  and  B  4.  "To  the  impartiall  Author", 
signed  Th.  C.,  B  5;  on  verso,  "The  Contents 
of  the  firfl  Booke".  Contents  of  the  second 
book,  etc.,  B  6  (verso  blank).  The  satires, 
in  two  books,  B  7— X  6.  Half-title,  "The 
Scovrge",  X  7;  on  verso, a  curious  woodcut 
of  a  satyr,  above  which  is  the  title,  "Vices 
Executioner:  or  The  Satyr's  felfc-defcription 
of  himfelfe  ".  The  description,  in  verse,  X  8. 
"The  Scourge",  Y  I— Y  8.     "Certain  Epi- 


grams ",  Z  I — Aa  2.  A  new  title,  as  fol- 
lows: "Prince  Henries  |  Obseqvies,  |  Or  | 
Movrnefvll  Elegies  |  vpon  his  Death :  | 
With  I  A  fuppofed  Inter-locution  bctwecne  | 
(lie  Ghofl  of  Prince  Henry  and  |  Great 
Britanne.  |  By  George  Wither.  |  London,  \ 
Printed  by  Ilumfrey  Lownes,  for  Francis 
Burton,  \  dwelling  in  Pauls  Churchyard  at 
the  I  Signe  of  the  Greene  Dragon.  \  i6i7'\ 
Aa  3  (verso  blank).  Dedication  to  Robert, 
Lord  Sidney,  Aa  4  and  Aa  5  (verso  blank). 
"To  the  whole  world  in  gencrall",  etc.,  Aa 
6;  on  verso,  a  verse  of  six  lines.  Tlie  elegies 
and  other  poems,  Aa  7  —  Cc  8  (verso  blank)- 


2)6 


Collations  and  Notes. 


S  AT YRE 


T^SDICATED 


XC  E  LLE  N  T 

CM.AISS71S. 


BT 

George  VVither, 
Gentleman. 

Rehus  iff  adtierfis  Crefeit, 


LONT)ON: 

Printed  for  George  Norton, 

and  are  to  be  foldcat  the  figrrc  of 

the  red-Bull,  nccre  Tcmplc-barre. 

1^14. 


265  WITHER,  GEORGE. 

A  I  Satyre  :  |  Dedicated  |  To  His  Most  |  Excellent  |  Maiestie.  j 
By  I  George  Wither,  |  Gentleman.  |  Rebus  in  aduerfis  Crefeit.  | 
London:  \  Printed  for  George  Norton,  |  and  are  to  be  /aide  at  the 
Jigne  of  I  the  red-Bull,  7teere  Temple-barre.  \  161^. 

Octavo.     First  edition. 


WITHERS    MOTTO. 

.rV?c  habco  >  nee  Caveo  j  nee  Curo 


[No.  267.] 


Collations  and  Notes. 


237 


Collation:  A — F'j,  in  eights. 

Two  blank  leaves  with  printed  signatures, 
A  and  A  2.  Title  as  above,  within  a  border 
formed  of  printer's  ornaments,  A  3  (verso 
blank).  The  poem,  A  4 —  F  7  (verso  blank). 
At  the  end  it  is  signed,  "  your  Maiesties 


most  loyall  Subiect,  and  yet  Prifoner  in  the 
Marfhalfey,  Geo.  Wyther ".  Each  page 
throughout  is  printed  between  ornamental 
bands  at  the  top  and  bottom. 


A  second  edition  of  this  poem  was  published  in  161 5. 

266  WITHER,  GEORGE. 

The  I  Shepherds  |  Hunting:  |  Being,  |  Certaine  Eglogs  |  written       --        "^ 

during  the  time  of  the  |  Authors  Imprifonment  in  the  |  Marfhal-  '-' , 

fey.   I  By  |   George  Wither,  |   Gentleman.   |  London:  \  Prmted  by  <^^* '         . 

Thomas  SnodJiam  \  for  George  Norton,  and  are  to  be  fold  \  at  the  "^^'Z       -  > 
figne  of  the  red- Bull,  fieere  \  Temple-barre.  \  161^. 

Octavo.     First  edition. 


Collation:  A — H,  in  eights. 

One  blank  leaf,  with  the  printed  signature 
"A"  at  the  foot  of  recto.  Title  as  above, 
within  border  formed  of  printer's  ornaments, 
A  2  (verso  blank).  Dedication, "  To  Those 
Honovred,  Noble,  And  Right  Vertuous 
Friends,  my  Vifitants  in  the  Marfhalfey: 
And,  To  All  Other,  My  Vnknowne  Favovr- 
ites,  who  eyther  priuately  or  publiquely 
wiftied  me  well  in  my  imprifonment",  A  3  — 


A  8  (verso  blank).  The  poem,  B  I  —  Hi 
(verso  blank).  "A  Poftfcript  To  the  Read- 
ers ",  in  prose,  H  2  —  H  7  (verso  blank). 
One  blank  leaf,  H  8.  The  verso  of  sig.  E  3 
is  blank,  and  the  next  eclogue  (the  fourth) 
is  dedicated  to  William  Browne,  the  author 
of  "  Brittania's  Pastorals  ".  Each  page  is 
ornamented  at  the  top  and  bottom  with  a 
type-metal  band. 


This  is  the  only  separate   edition  of  this   poem.       It  is,  however,  re- 
printed in  "  The  Workes",  1620,  and  "Juvenilia",  1622,  1633.      i  _, 


267  WITHER,  GEORGE. 

Wither's    Motto.  |  Nee   habeo,   nee    Careo,   nee    Curo.  |  London 
printed  for  John  Marriott  1621. 
Octavo.     First  edition. 


Collation:  A — F 2,  in  eights. 

One  leaf  with  recto  blank,  and  having  on 
the  verso,  facing  the  title-page,  "The  Ex- 
planation of  the  Embleme  ",  in  verse,  A  i. 
Title  as  above  engraved  by  Elstracke. 
Preface  addressed,  "To  any  body  ",  A  2  — 
A  4  (verso  blank).     The  poem,  A  5  —  F  2 


recto.  It  is  followed  on  the  same  page 
by  a  short  poem,  "To  Envy".  "An  Epi- 
gram, written  by  the  Author  on  his  owne 
Picture;  where,  this  Motto  was  infcribcd", 
F  2  verso. 


238  Collations  and  Notes. 

268  WITHER,  GEORGE. 

Wither's    Motto.  |  Nee   habeo,   nee    Careo,   nee    Curo.  |  London 
printed  for  lohi  Marriott  1621. 
Octavo.     Second  edition. 

*  Collation:^  —  F  i,,  in  eights. 

One  leaf  with  recto  blank,  and  having  on  is   followed  on  the  same  page  by  a  short 

the  verso,  facing  the  title-page,  "The  Ex-  poem,  To  •' Enuy  ",  "An  Epigram,  written 

planation  of  the  Embleme  ",  in  verse.   Title  by  the  Author  on  his  owne  Picture;  where, 

as  above,  engraved  by  Elstracke.     Preface  this  Motto  was  infcribed  ",  F  2  verso.     "A 

addressed,  "To  any  body";  A2  —  A4(ver-  pofl-fcript  ",  F  3  —  F  4. 
so  blank).    The  poem,  A  5  —  F  2  recto.     It 

It  appears  from  the  "  Post-script "  that  this  second  impression  of  "Wither's 
Motto  "  was  called  for  only  twenty  days  after  the  publication  of  the  first. 
It  doubtless  went  through  many  editions.  A  third  impression  exists  which 
differs  from  the  one  last  described  in  having  the  "  Post-script "  precede 
the  "  Epigram."  The  collation  of  the  last  few  pages  is  as  follows :  "A 
Poft-fcript ",  F  2  verso  to  F  4  recto.     "  An  Epigram  ",  etc.,  F  4  verso. 

269  \VITHER,  GEORGE. 

The  I  Hymnes  and  |  Songs  of  the  |  Chvrch.  |  Diuided  into  two 
Parts.  I  The  firft  Part  comprehends  the  Ca-  |  nonicall  Hymnes,  and 
fuch  parcels  of  |  Holy  Scripture,  as  may  properly  be  fung :  |  With 
fome  other  ancient  Songs  |  and  Creeds.  |  The  fecond  Part  eonfifts 
of  Spirituall  |  Songs,  appropriated  to  the  feuerall  Times  |  and  Oc- 
eafions,  obferuable  in  the  |  Church  of  England.  |  Tranflated,  and 
Compofed  |  By  |  G.  W.  |  London,  \  Printed  by  the  Affignes  of 
George  \   Wither.     162J.      Cum  Prinilegio  Regis  Regali. 

Duodecimo.     Printed  in  two  columns  from  very  small  type. 

Collation  ;  A,  six  leaves ;  B  and  C,  in  twelves. 

Title  as  above,  within  narrow  border  of      Hymnes  and  Songs  of  the  Chvrch",  C  I  — 
printer's    ornaments,   A    I    (verso    blank).      C  li  recto.    "  The  Author's  Hymne  ",  C  11 
"The  Contents",  A  2.     "The  First  Part     verso  and  C  12  recto.     "To  the  Reader", 
of  the  Hymnes  and  Songs  of  the  Chvrch",     C  12  verso. 
A  3  —  B   12.     "The   Second   Part  of  the 

There  were  a  number  of  editions  of  this  work  issued  in  this  year  in  vari- 
ous sizes,  from  folio  down  to  duodecimo,  some  of  which  are  accompanied 
by  the  music. 

270  W^ITHER,  GEORGE. 

Faire-Virtve,  |  The  |  Mistresse  |  Of  |  Phil'arete.  |  Written  by  | 
Geo.  Wither.  |  Catul.   Carm.  xv.  |  — nihil  veremur  |  Iftos,  qui  in 


Collations  and  Notes.  239 

platea,   modo   hue,   modo    illuc  |  In   re   prsetereunt    fua  occupati.  | 
London:  \  Printed  by  Thomas  Harper  for  John  Grifmand,  \  and  are 
to  be  fold  at  his  f hop  in  \  Ivie-Lane,  i6^^. 
Duodecimo.     Second  edition. 

Collation:  Seveji  leaves  without  signatures ;  E — J/ 5,  in  twelves. 

Title  as  above,  one  leaf  (verso  blank),  verso,  "A  Postscript ",  in  verse.  "A  Mis- 
"  The  Stationer  To  The  Reader",  two  leaves,  celany  of  Epigrams,  Sonnets,  Epitaphs,  & 
ending  on  the  recto  of  leaf  four.  "  Phil'-  fiich  other  Verses,  as  were  found  written, 
arete  To  His  Mistresse  ",  leaf  four  verso  to  with  the  Poeme,  aforegoing",  L  6 — M  5  ; 
leaf  six.     The  poem,  leaf  seven  to  L  5  ;  on     on  the  verso,  "The  Stationers  Postscript". 

This  poem  was  first  published  in  1622.  The  work  is  mentioned  in 
"Abuses  Stript  and  Whipt",  1613,  and  was  probably  one  of  Wither's  ear- 
liest compositions. 

The  above  edition  is  usually  annexed  to  the  "Juvenilia"  of  1633. 

271   WITHER,  GEORGE. 

The  I  Workes  |  Of  Master  |  George  Wither,  Of  |  Lincolns-Inne,  | 
Gentleman.  |  Containing  |  Satyrs.  |  Epigrams.  |  Eclogues.  |  Son- 
nets. 1  and  Poems.  |  Whereunto  is  annexed  a  Pa-  |  raphrafe  on  the 
Creed  and  the  |  Lords  Prayer.  |  London,  \  Printed  by  John  Beale 
for  Thomas  Walkley,  and  are  to  \  be  fold  at  his  fJiop  at  the  Eagle 
and  Child  in  \  Brittanes  Burfe.     1620. 

Octavo. 

Collation:  A  —  L,  in  eights  y  M,  four  leaves  ;  N' — Z  ^,  in  eights. 

Title  as  above,  A  2  (verso  blank).     The  1620".    Dedication, C 6 (verso blank).    "To 

satires,  A  3  —  C  4  (verso  blank).     On  C  5  the  Chriflian   Readers",  C  7.     "  Epithala- 

(verso  blank)  anew  title,  as  follows:  "Epi-  mia",  C  8  —  E  5  (verso  blank).     On  E  6 

thalamia:  |  Or  |  Nvptiall  Poems  |  vpon  the  (verso  blank)  a  new  title,  as  follows  :  "The  | 

Most  Blessed  |  and  Happy  Marriage  |  be-  Shepheards  |  Pipe.  |  [Greek  motto.]  |  Lon- 

tweene  the  High  and  Mighty  Prince  |  Fred-  don,  |  Printed  by  John   Beale  for    Tlioinas 

erick  the  fiftli, Count  Palatine  |  of  the  Rhein,  Walliley,  and  arr  to  \  be  fold  at  his  Jhop  at 

Duke  of  I  Bauier,  <S:c.  |  and  the  Most  Ver-  the  Eagle  and  Child  in  \  Brittanes  Burfe. 

tvovs,  I  Gracious  and  thrice  F^xcellent  Prin-  1620".    Dedication  to  Edward,  Lord  Zouch, 

cefle,  Elizabeth  |  Sole  Daughter  to  our  dread  signed  William  IJrowne,  IC  7.  "  Of  liis  Friend, 

Soueraigne,  lames,  by  |  the  grace  of  God  Mafler  William  Browne  ",  signed  E.  lohn- 

King  of  Great  Brittaine,  |  France  and  Ire-  fon,  E  8.     "To   his   better   heloued,  then 

land,  Defender  of  |  the   Faith,  &c.   |  Cele-  knowne   Friend,  Mafler    Browne",  signed 

brated  at  White-Hall  the  fourteenth  of  Feb-  lohn  Onley,  F  I.     The  poems,  F  2  —  L  4 

ruarie,  1612.  |  Written  by  George  Wither.  |  (verso   blank)      On    L  6   (verso  blank)  a 

London,  \  Printed  by  John  Beale  for  Thomas  new  title,  as  follows:  "  Olher  |  Eglogues.  | 

Walkley,  and  are  to  \  be  fold  at  his  Jliop  at  By  Mafler  Brooke,  and  Ma-  |  (ler  Dauics.  | 

the  Eagle  and  Child  in  \  Brittanc's  Burfe.  Undon,  \  Printed  by  John  Beale  for  Thomas 


240 


Collations  and  Notes. 


Walkky,  and  are  to  \  be  fold  at  his  Jliop  at 
the  Eagle  and  Child  in  \  Brittanes  Burfe. 
1620'".  The  poems,  dedicated  to  William 
Browne,  L  7 — N  3  (verso  blank).  On  N  4 
(verso blank)  anew  title, as  follows  :  "The  | 
Shepheards  |  Hvnting :  |  Being  certaine 
Eglogues  written  |  during  the  time  of  the 
Authors  I  Imprifonment  in  the  |  Marfhal- 
fey.  I  By  George  Wither,  Gentleman.  |  Lon- 
don, I  Printed  by  John  Beale  for  Thomas 
Walkley,  and  are  to  \  be  fold  at  his  fhop  at 
the  Eagle  and  Child  in  \  Brittanes  Biirfe. 
1620".  Dedication  to  his  friends, N  5  —  O  i 
(verso  blank).  The  poems, O  2  —  S  7  (versos 


of  P  7  and  Q  7  blank).  "  A  Poftfcript  to  the 
Reader",  S  8  — T  3.  On  T  5  (verso  blank) 
a  new  title,  as  follows :  "  Fidelia.  |  Newly 
Corrected,  |  and  augmented.  |  By  George 
Withers  of  Lin-  |  colns-Inne  Gentelman.  | 
London,  |  Printed  by  John  Beale  for  Thomas 
IValkley,  and  are  \  to  he  fold  at  his  Shop  at 
the  Eagle  and  Child  \  iti  Brittanes- Burfe. 
i62o^\  "The  Stationer  to  the  Reader", 
signed  George  Norton,  T  6.  The  poems, 
ending  with  "  The  Chriflians  Armour  ",  T 
7  —  Z  4  (verso  blank).  Signatures  A  i,  L  5, 
and  T  4  are  blank. 


In  most  copies  of  this  book  leaf  L  8  is  canceled,  and  either  a  blank  leaf 
is  substituted  in  another  part  of  the  signature  or  the  signature  is  left  with 
seven  leaves  only.  In  the  present  copy  L  8  recto  has  the  eight  lines  ending 
the  preceding  poem  and  the  name  of  the  author,  Christopher  Brooke.  L  8 
verso  has  the  beginning  of  a  new  poem,  "Thirsis  and  Alexis",  extending  to 
sixteen  lines,  and  followed  on  sig.  M.  i  recto  by  the  same  eight  lines  and 
Brooke's  signature  that  are  found  on  L  8  recto.  It  is  obvious  that  the 
poem,  "  Thirsis  and  Alexis",  does  not  belong  in  that  place,  and  that  if  that 
leaf  is  canceled  the  book  will  read  correctly. 


272  YONG,  BARTHOLOMEW. 

Diana  |  of  George  of  |  Montemayor:  |  Tranflated  out  of  Spanifh 
into  I  Englifh  by  Bartholomew  |  Yong  of  the  Middle  |  Temple 
Gentlemen.  |  At  London,  |  Printed  by  Ednt.  Bollifant,  |  Iinpenfis 
G.  B.  I  1598. 

Folio. 


Collation:  a,  four  leaves ;  A — Z 

Title  as  above,  within  a  broad  woodcut 
border  of  scrolls  and  figures,  a  i  (verso 
blank).  Dedication  to  the  Lady  Rich,  signed 
"From  High  Onger  in  Effex  the  28  .  of 
Nouemb  .  1598.  Your  Honors  mofl  humbly 
denoted  Barlhol .  Yong  ",  a  2.  "The  Pref- 
ace to  diuers  learned  Gentlemen,  and  other 
my  louing  friendes  ",  a  3.  "The  Epistle  To 
the  lUuflrous  and  noble  Lord  Don  luan  de 


and  Aa — Rr,  m  sixes ;  Ss,  eight  leaves. 
Caflella  de  Villa  Nona,  Baron  of  Bicorb  and 
Quefa,  of  George  of  Montemayor  ",  a  4 ;  on 
verso,  commendatory  verses  to  the  author 
by  Don  Gaspar  Romaniand  Don  Hieronymo 
Sant-Perez.  The  romance,  A  I — Ss  8,  end- 
ing with  the  statement  that  "All  thefe  three 
partes  were  finilhed  the  firfl  of  May  1583", 
and"FauItes  Efcaped". 


Shakespeare  is  supposed  to  have  taken  the  plot  of  "The  Two  Gentlemen 
of  Verona"  from  this  work.    Sidney  translated  some  of  the  poetical  portions. 


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